[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 29520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11279]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-F-0290]


Lubrizol Advanced Materials, 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 
Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that 
the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 
cassia gum as a stabilizer in frozen dairy desserts, and to improve 
texture and water retention in cheeses, meat products, and poultry 
products.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Raphael A. Davy, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy, College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1272.

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 8A4772) has been filed by Lubrizol Advanced 
Materials, Inc., c/o Keller & Heckman LLP, 1001 G St., NW., suite 500 
West, Washington, DC 20001. 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 cassia gum as a stabilizer in frozen dairy desserts, 
and to improve texture and water retention in cheeses, meat products, 
and poultry 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: May 13, 2008.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E8-11279 Filed 5-20-08; 8:45 am]
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