[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 80 (Thursday, April 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 20533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10087]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 02F-0160]


The Minute Maid 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 The 
Minute Maid Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of Vitamin 
D3 in calcium-fortified fruit juices and fruit drinks.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith L. Kidwell, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 202-418-3354.

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 2A4734) has been filed by The Minute Maid Co., 
c/o King and Spalding, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 
20006. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in 
Part 172--Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for 
Human Consumption (21 CFR part 172) to provide for the safe use of 
Vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in calcium-fortified 
fruit juices and fruit drinks.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(k) 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: March 29, 2002.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 02-10087 Filed 4-24-02; 8:45 am]
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