[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 185 (Thursday, September 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 51074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-25570]



DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0797]


Ciba Specialty Chemicals 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 Ciba 
Specialty Chemicals Corp., has filed a petition proposing that the food 
additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of 
5,7-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-3-hydroxy-2(3H)-benzofuranone, reaction 
products with o-xylene as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for olefin 
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 8B4625) has been filed by Ciba Specialty 
Chemicals Corp., 540 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown, NY 10591-9005. The 
petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in 
Sec. 178.2010 Antioxidants and/or stabilizers for polymers (21 CFR 
178.2010) to provide for the expanded safe use of 5,7-bis(1,1-
dimethylethyl)-3-hydroxy-2(3H)-benzofuranone, reaction products with o-
xylene as an antioxidant and/or stabilizer for olefin 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: September 4, 1998.
 Laura M. Tarantino,
 Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-25570 Filed 9-23-98; 8:45 am]
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