[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10931]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98F-0430]


Nalco Chemical 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) is announcing the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive 
petition (FAP 8A4598) proposing that the food additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of sodium acrylate/sulfonated 
styrene copolymer for use as an antiscalant boiler treatment where 
steam from treated boilers may contact food.

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 June 30, 1998 (63 FR 35603), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 8A4598) had been filed by Nalco Chemical Co., 
One Nalco Center, Naperville, IL 60563. The petition proposed to amend 
the food additive regulations in Sec. 173.310 Boiler water additives 
(21 CFR 173.310) to provide for the safe use of sodium acrylate/
sulfonated styrene copolymer for use as an antiscalant boiler treatment 
where steam from treated boilers may contact food. Nalco Chemical Co. 
has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 
CFR 171.7).

    Dated: April 5, 2000.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 00-10931 Filed 5-2-00; 8:45 am]
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