[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37984-37985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17915]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-2245]
BP Amoco Chemicals, Inc.; 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 BP
Amoco Chemicals, Inc. has filed a petition proposing that the food
additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of
poly(oxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyloxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-
phenylene) prepared by the reaction of biphenol and 4,4'-
dichlorodiphenylsulfone as articles or components of articles intended
for contact with food.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hortense S. Macon, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-206), Food and Drug Administration,
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200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3086.
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 9B4672) has been filed by BP Amoco Chemicals,
Inc., 28100 Torch Pkwy., Warrenville, IL 60555-4015. The petition
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in part 177( 21 CFR
part 177) by adding a section to provide for the safe use of
poly(oxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyloxy-1,4-phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-
phenylene) prepared by the reaction of biphenol and 4,4'-
dichlorodiphenylsulfone as articles or components of articles intended
for contact with food.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j)that this action is
of a 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: June 25, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-17915 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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