[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 32672]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15765]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0390]


BASF 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 BASF 
Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations 
be amended to provide for the safe use of 2,9-dimethylanthra[2,1,9-
def:6,5,10-d'e'f']diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone, (C.I. Pigment 
Red 179) as a colorant for all polymers intended for use 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 8B4596) has been filed by BASF Corp., 3000 
Continental Dr. North, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828-1234. The petition proposes 
to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 178.3297 Colorants for 
polymers to provide for the safe use of 2,9-dimethylanthra[2,1,9-
def:6,5,10-d'e'f']diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone, (C.I. Pigment 
Red 179) as a colorant for all polymers intended for use in contact 
with food.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) that this action is 
of a 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: May 28, 1998.
 Laura M. Tarantino,
 Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-15765 Filed 6-12-98; 8:45 am]
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