[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 195 (Friday, October 7, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 69740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24208]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 73

[Docket No. FDA-2016-C-2767]


Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company; Filing of Color Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of petition.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing 
that we have filed a petition, submitted by Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, 
proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for 
the safe use of calcium carbonate to color hard and soft candy, mints, 
and chewing gum.

DATES: The color additive petition was filed on September 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Johnston, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 
5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 721(d)(1) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1)), we are giving notice 
that we have filed a color additive petition (CAP 6C0307), submitted by 
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, c/o Exponent, 1150 Connecticut Ave. NW., Suite 
1100, Washington, DC 20036. The petition proposes to amend the color 
additive regulations in part 73 (21 CFR part 73) Listing of Color 
Additives Exempt From Certification, to provide for the safe use of 
calcium carbonate to color hard and soft candy, mints, and chewing gum.
    We have 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: October 3, 2016.
Dennis M. Keefe,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2016-24208 Filed 10-6-16; 8:45 am]
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