[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 162 (Thursday, August 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50541-50542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21396]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2003F-0370]


Unilever United States, Inc.; 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 
Unilever United States, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the 
food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in certain foods for 
special dietary use, such as meal replacement products and snack 
replacement products.

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 No. 3A4746) has been filed by Unilever United 
States, Inc., 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022-4698. The petition 
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec.  172.380 
Vitamin D3 (21 CFR 172.380) to provide for the safe use of 
vitamin D3 in certain foods for special dietary use, such as 
meal replacement products and snack replacement products.

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    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: August 1, 2003.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 03-21396 Filed 8-20-03; 8:45 am]
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