[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 107 (Friday, June 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 30038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14148]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food And Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-1581]
Witco 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
Witco Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of imidazolium
compounds, 2-(C17 and C17-unsaturated alkyl)-[2-
(C18 and C18-unsaturated amido)ethyl]-4,5-
dihydro-1-methyl, methyl sulfates as a debonding agent in the
manufacture of paper 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 9B4669) has been filed by Witco Corp., One
American Lane, Greenwich, CT 06831-2559. The petition proposes to amend
the food additive regulations in Sec. 176.170 Components of paper and
paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods (21 CFR 176.170) and
Sec. 176.180 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with dry
food (21 CFR 176.180) to provide for the safe use of imidazolium
compounds, 2-(C17 and C17-unsaturated alkyl)-[2-
(C18 and C18-unsaturated amido)ethyl]-4,5-
dihydro-1-methyl, methyl sulfates as a debonding agent in the
manufacture of paper 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 20, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-14148 Filed 6-3-99; 8:45 am]
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