[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44355-44356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21245]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 00C-1444]


FEM, Inc.; Withdrawal of Color 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 color additive 
petition (CAP 0C0272) proposing that the color additive regulations be 
amended to eliminate the limitation on the amount of silver used as a 
color additive in fingernail polish.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James C. Wallwork, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-

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215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 
20204, 202-418-3078.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of August 18, 2000 (65 FR 50543), FDA announced that a color 
additive petition (CAP 0C0272) had been filed by FEM, Inc., 1521 Laguna 
St., # 210, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The petition proposed to amend the 
color additive regulations in Sec. 73.2500 Silver (21 CFR 73.2500) to 
eliminate the limitation on the amount of silver used as a color 
additive in fingernail polish. FEM, Inc., has now withdrawn the 
petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 71.6(c)(2)).

    Dated: August 13, 2001.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 01-21245 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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