[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 61132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29222]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-4694]


Rohm and Haas Co.; 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 Rohm 
and Haas Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 2-methyl-4-
isothiazolin-3-one as an antimicrobial additive for adhesives, paper 
additives, and paper coatings that are intended to contact food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. 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 0B4699) has been filed by Rohm and Haas Co., 100 
Independence Mall West, Philadelphia, PA 19106. The petition proposes 
to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 175.105 Adhesives (21 
CFR 175.105) and Sec. 176.170  Components of paper and paperboard in 
contact with aqueous and fatty foods (21 CFR 176.170) to provide for 
the safe use of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one as an antimicrobial 
additive for adhesives, paper additives, and paper coatings that are 
intended to contact food.
     The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(q) 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: October 26, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-29222 Filed 11-8-99; 8:45 am]
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