[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 2 (Tuesday, January 5, 1999)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 404-405]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 184

[Docket No. 78N-0281]


Direct Food Substances Affirmed as Generally Recognized as Safe; 
Magnesium Hydroxide; Technical Amendment

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its 
regulations on food for human consumption to correct an error in the 
Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) registry number for magnesium 
hydroxide. This document corrects that error.

DATES: This regulation is effective January 5, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha D. Peiperl, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3077.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 5, 1985 (50 
FR 13557), the agency amended its regulations by adding Sec. 184.1428 
(21 CFR 184.1428) to affirm that magnesium hydroxide is generally 
recognized as safe (GRAS) as a direct human food ingredient. The CAS 
registry number for magnesium hydroxide was incorrectly published as 
``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1409-42-8)'' instead of 
``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1309-42-8)''. Accordingly, the 
agency is amending Sec. 184.1428 to correct the error.
    Publication of this document constitutes final action on this 
change. Notice and public procedure are unnecessary because FDA is 
merely correcting a nonsubstantive error in its regulations.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 184

    Food additives.
    Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under 
authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs and 
redelegated to the Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied 
Nutrition, 21 CFR part 184 is amended as follows:

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PART 184--DIRECT FOOD SUBSTANCES AFFIRMED AS GENERALLY RECOGNIZED 
AS SAFE

    1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 184 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321, 342, 348, 371.

Sec. 184.1428  [Amended]

    2. Section 184.1428 Magnesium hydroxide is amended in paragraph (a) 
by removing ``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1409-42-8)'' and adding 
in its place ``(Mg(OH)2, CAS Reg. No. 1309-42-8)''.

    Dated: December 21, 1998.
 L. Robert Lake,
 Director, Office of Policy, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Center 
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-28 Filed 1-4-99; 8:45 am]
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