[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 193 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 53679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26651]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 98F-0824]


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 anthra(2,1,9-def:6,5,10-
d'e'f')diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone (C.I. Pigment Violet 29) 
as a colorant for 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 8B4626) 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 (21 CFR 178.3297) to provide for the safe use of anthra(2,1,9-
def:6,5,10-d'e'f')diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone (C.I. Pigment 
Violet 29) as a colorant for 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 23, 1998.
 Laura M. Tarantino,
 Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 98-26651 Filed 10-5-98; 8:45 am]
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