[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 199 (Friday, October 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 53379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26157]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 95F-0177]


Ciba-Geigy Corp.; 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 5B4474), filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp. proposing that the 
food additive regulations be amended to provide the safe use of N, 
N'''-[1,2-ethanediylbis[[[4,6-bis[butyl(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-
piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]imino]-3,1-propanediyl]]bis[N', 
N''-dibutyl-N', N''-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)-1,3,5-
triazine-2,4,6-triamine] as a light/thermal stabilizer in polypropylene 
and high-density polyethylene polymers intended for use in contact with 
food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of July 12, 1995 (60 FR 35913), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 5B4474) had been filed by Ciba-Geigy Corp., 
Seven Skyline Dr., Hawthorne, NY 10532-2188. The petition proposed to 
amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 178.2010 Antioxidants and/
or stabilizers for polymers (21 CFR 178.2010) to provide for the safe 
use of N, N'''-[1,2-ethanediylbis[[[4,6-bis[butyl(1,2,2,6,6-
pentamethyl-4-piperidinyl)amino]-1,3,5-triazin-2-yl]imino]-3,1-
propanediyl]]bis[N', N''-dibutyl-N', N''-bis(1,2,2,6,6-pentamethyl-4-
piperidinyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine] as a light/thermal 
stabilizer in polypropylene and high-density polyethylene polymers 
intended for use in contact with food. Ciba-Geigy Corp. has now 
withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 
171.7).

    Dated: September 25, 1996.
George H. Pauli,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 96-26157 Filed 10-10-96; 8:45 am]
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