[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 50387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25430]


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 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 97F-0405]


Shikoku Chemical Corp.; Filing 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 that 
Shikoku Chemical Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of aluminum 
borate as an antistatic agent and/or antifogging agent for olefin 
polymers intended for use as packaging materials in contact with food.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a food 
additive petition (FAP 7B4559) has been filed by Shikoku Chemical 
Corp., c/o SRS International Corp., suite 1000, 1625 K St. NW., 
Washington DC 20006-1604. The petition proposes to amend the food 
additive regulations in Sec. 178.3130 Antistatic and/or antifogging 
agents in food-packaging materials (21 CFR 178.3130) to provide for the 
safe use of aluminum borate as an antistatic and/or antifogging agent 
for olefin polymers complying with 21 CFR 177.1520(c) as packaging 
materials intended for use in contact with food.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is 
of the type that does not individually or cumulatively have a 
significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an 
environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is 
required.

    Dated: September 11, 1997.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 97-25430 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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