[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 84 (Monday, May 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25337-25338]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10689]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98F-0184]


Rohm and Haas Co.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in announcing the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a

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future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 8A4588) proposing that 
the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
completely hydrolyzed copolymer of acrylonitrile and 
trivinylcyclohexane ion-exchange resin for use in treating potable 
water and aqueous, acidic, and alcoholic foods.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Parvin M. Yasaei, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of April 1, 1998 (63 FR 15851), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 8A4588) had been filed by Rohm and Haas Co., 
5000 Richmond St., Philadelphia, PA 19137. The petition proposed to 
amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 173.25 Ion-exchange resins 
(21 CFR 173.25) to provide for the safe use of completely hydrolyzed 
copolymer of acrylonitrile and trivinylcyclohexane ion-exchange resin 
for use in treating potable water and aqueous, acidic, and alcoholic 
foods. Rohm and Haas Co. has now withdrawn the petition without 
prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

    Dated: March 24, 2000.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 00-10689 Filed 4-28-00; 8:45 am]
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