[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56768-56769]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19576]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2007F-0355]


Dean Foods 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 Dean 
Foods Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive 
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of vitamin 
D2 as a nutrient supplement in soy-based food products.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),

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notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 7A4769) has been 
filed by Dean Foods Co., c/o Hogan and Hartson LLP, 555 13th St., NW., 
Washington, DC 20004-1109. 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 D2 as a nutrient supplement in soy-
based food products.
    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: September 26, 2007.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E7-19576 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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