[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 61 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8303]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 95C-0211]


Wesley Jessen Corp.; Withdrawal of Color 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 color additive 
petition (CAP 5C0246) proposing that the color additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of 2-[[2,5-diethoxy-4-[(4-
methylphenyl)thio]phenyl]azo]-1,3,5-benzenetriol to tint soft 
(hydrophilic) contact lenses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John R. Bryce, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of August 18, 1995 (60 FR 43157), FDA announced that a color 
additive petition (CAP 5C0246) had been filed by Pilkington Barnes 
Hind. The petition proposed to amend the color additive regulations in 
Sec. 73.3115 2-[[2,5-Diethoxy-4-[(4-methylphenyl)thio]phenyl]azo]-
1,3,5-benzenetriol (21 CFR 73.3115) to provide for the safe use of the 
color additive to tint soft (hydrophilic) contact lenses. Since the 
publication of the filing notice, Pilkington Barnes Hind has been 
acquired by Wesley Jessen Corp., 333 East Howard Ave., Des Plaines, IL 
60018-5903. Wesley Jessen Corp. has now withdrawn the petition without 
prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 71.6(c)(2)).

    Dated: March 9, 1998.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-8303 Filed 3-30-98; 8:45 am]
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