[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8575]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-C-0050]


Sun Chemical Corp.; 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 Sun 
Chemical Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the color additive 
regulations for D&C Red No. 6 and D&C Red No. 7 be amended by replacing 
the current specification for ``Ether-soluble matter'' with a maximum 
limit of 0.015 percent for the recently identified impurity 1-[(4-
methylphenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenol.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Teresa A. Croce, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1281.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (section 721(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1))), notice is given that a 
color additive petition (CAP 1C0290) has been filed by Sun Chemical 
Corp., 5020 Spring Grove Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45232. The petition 
proposes to amend the color additive regulations for D&C Red No. 6 (21 
CFR 74.1306 and 74.2306) and D&C Red No. 7 (21 CFR 74.1307 and 74.2307) 
by replacing the current specification for ``Ether-soluble matter'' 
with a maximum limit of 0.015 percent for the recently identified 
impurity 1-[(4-methylphenyl)azo]-2-naphthalenol and by removing 
Appendix A in 21 CFR part 74, which pertains to the ``Ether-soluble 
matter'' specification.
    The Agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.30(i) 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: April 4, 2011.
Mitchell A. Cheeseman,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety 
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2011-8575 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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