[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 222 (Monday, November 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 65042]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22536]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2006F-0058]


ARCH Chemicals, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition FAP 
6B4764

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 6B4764) proposing that the food additive regulations be 
amended to provide for the safe use of poly 
(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride 
(CAS Reg No. 32289-58-0) as an antimicrobial agent in the manufacture 
of food-contact paper and paperboard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth S. Furukawa, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-275), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1216, e-
mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal 
Register of February 15, 2006 (71 FR 7975), FDA announced that a food 
additive petition (FAP 6B4764) had been filed by ARCH Chemicals, Inc., 
1955 Lake Park Dr., suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30080. The petition proposed 
to amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR 176.170 Components of 
paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods and 21 CFR 
176.180 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with dry food to 
provide for the safe use of poly 
(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride 
(CAS Reg. No. 32289-58-0) as an antimicrobial agent in the manufacture 
of food-contact paper and paperboard. ARCH Chemicals, Inc., has now 
withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 
171.7).

    Dated: November 9, 2007.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E7-22536 Filed 11-16-07; 8:45 am]
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