[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 232 (Tuesday, December 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68166-68167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23473]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 2007N-0453]


DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.; Filing 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 that DSM 
Nutritional Products, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the 
color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
astaxanthin dimethyldisuccinate as a color additive in the feed of 
salmonid fish to enhance the color of their flesh.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Felicia M. Ellison, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration,

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5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1264.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (section 721e(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1))), notice is given that a 
color additive petition (CAP 7C0284) has been filed by DSM Nutritional 
Products, Inc., 45 Waterview Blvd., Parsippany, NJ 07054. The petition 
proposes to amend the color additive regulations in 21 CFR part 73 to 
provide for the safe use of astaxanthin dimethyldisuccinate as a color 
additive in the feed of salmonid fish to enhance the color of their 
flesh.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(r) 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: November 27, 2007.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E7-23473 Filed 12-3-07; 8:45 am]
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