[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: 98-15767]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0391]


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-bis[4-
(phenylazo)phenyl]anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-d'e'f']diisoquinoline-
1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone, (C.I. Pigment Red 178) 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 8B4595) has been filed by BASF Corp., 3000 
Continental Drive North, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828-1234. The petition 
proposes to amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe 
use of 2,9-bis[4-(phenylazo)phenyl]anthra[2,1,9-def:6,5,10-
d'e'f']diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone, (C.I. Pigment Red 178) 
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 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: May 28, 1998.
 Laura M. Tarantino,
 Acting Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-15767 Filed 6-12-98; 8:45 am]
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