[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 21194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11513]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 92F-0219]


Transcommerz AG; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive 
petition (FAP 2B4325), filed by Transcommerz AG, proposing that the 
food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
-hydro--hydroxypoly-(oxytetramethylene), 
diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 1,4-butanediol, ethylenediamine, 1,3-
benzenedimethanamine, diethanolamine, and 1,3,5-tris(4-tert-butyl-3-
hyroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)trione as 
components of a polyurethane elastomer; and dimethyl-polysiloxane, 
-(-nonylphenyl)--hydroxypoly(oxyethylene), 
and parrafin oil as components of sizing and finishing oils for the 
polyurethane elastomer in food-contact articles used in the processing 
and packaging of food, including meat and poultry.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew J. Zajac, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3095.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of July 9, 1992 (57 FR 30496), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 2B4325) had been filed by Transcommerz AG, c/o 
7300 West Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL 33433. The petition proposed to 
amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 
-hydro--hydroxypoly-(oxytetramethylene), 
diphenylmethane diisocyanate, 1,4-butanediol, ethylenediamine, 1,3-
benzenedimethanamine, diethanolamine, and 1,3,5-tris(4-tert-butyl-3-
hyroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)trione as 
components of a polyurethane elastomer; and dimethyl-polysiloxane, 
-(-nonylphenyl)--hydroxypoly(oxyethylene), 
and parrafin oil as components of sizing and finishing oils for the 
polyurethane elastomer in food-contact articles used in the processing 
and packaging of food, including meat and poultry. Transcommerz AG has 
now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 
171.7).

    Dated: April 23, 1996.
Eugene C. Coleman,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-11513 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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