[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 176 (Monday, September 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 49496]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-23664]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-2997]


Engelhard 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 
Engelhard Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 1-
naphthelenesulfonic acid, 2-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-(3-
Sulfopheny)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo]-, strontium and calcium salt (1:1) 
(C.I. Pigment 209 and C.I. Pigment 209:1) as colorants for polymers 
intended for food-contact applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hepp, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition, HFS-215, Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. 
SW., Washington, DC 20204, (202) 418-3098.

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 9B4691) has been filed by Engelhard Corp., 
Pigments and Additives Group, 3400 Bank St., Louisville, KY 40212. 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 1-naphthelenesulfonic acid, 2-[(4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-
oxo-1-(3-Sulfopheny)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo]-,strontium and calcium salt 
(1:1) (C.I. Pigment 209 and C.I. Pigment 209:1) as colorants for 
polymers intended for food-contact applications. The agency has 
determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) 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: August 25, 1999
Alan M. Rulis
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Nutrition
[FR Doc. 99-23664 Filed 9-10-99; 8:45 am]
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