[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70918-70920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30326]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket Nos. 82F-0349, 90F-0188, 91F-0169, 93F-0157, 93F-0199, 95F-
0011, 96F-0032, 96F-0223, 98F-0226, 98F-0288, 98F-0289, 99F-0052, 99F-
0460, 99F-1074, 99F-2244, 99F-2245, 99F-5012, and 00F-0089]


Withdrawal of Food Additive Petitions Subsequently Converted to 
Food Contact Notifications

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 18 food additive 
petitions proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to 
provide for the safe use of certain new food additives. The petitioners 
subsequently requested that their petitions be converted to food-
contact notifications for review under the agency's new premarket 
notification (PMN) program for food-contact substances. The requested 
uses are now the subjects of effective notifications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sylvia D. Dodson, Center for Food 
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3087.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In notices published in the Federal Register 
on the dates indicated in the table below, FDA announced the filing of 
18 food additive petitions. These petitions proposed to amend the food 
additive regulations in the sections listed in the table to provide for 
the safe use of the listed substances intended for use in food-contact 
articles. Since publication of these filing notices, the petitioners 
have requested that their respective petitions be converted to food-
contact notifications for review under the agency's new PMN process for 
food-contact substances and that their petitions be withdrawn when the 
corresponding notifications become effective. These petitions were 
converted to notifications and subsequently reviewed under the PMN 
process. The requested uses are now the subjects of effective 
notifications. The corresponding food additive petitions are now 
withdrawn without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

                                                                        Table 1.
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  FAP No.\1\ and      FNC   FR Citation and
    Docket No.      No.\2\        Date           Company        Section/Part                     Additive                                Use
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3B4354,                28   59 FR 59410,     Asahi Chemical   175.105 and      Maleic anhydride modified hydrogenated       Not Specified.
93F-0199                     Nov. 17, 1994    Industry Co.,    177.1810         styrene butadiene block polymer.
                                              Ltd., c/o
                                              Regulatory
                                              Assistance
                                              Corp.
7A4539,                31   63 FR 18921,     Nalco Chemical   173.310          Disodium or dipotassium fluorescein.         In boilers where steam may
98F-0226                     Apr. 16, 1998    Co.                                                                            contact food.

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8B4569,                34   63 FR 25864,     UBE Industries,  177.1500         Nylon 6/12 copolymer resins manufactured     In contact with food.
98F-0289                     May 11, 1998     Ltd., c/o                         using at least 80 weight percent epsilon-
                                              Center for                        caprolactam and no more than 20 weight
                                              Regulatory                        percent omega-aminododecanoic acid.
                                              Services.
0B4204,                44   55 FR 26264,     Toyobo Co.,      177.1630         Hexanedioic acid polymer with 1,3-           Modifier for polyethylene
90F-0188                     June 27, 1990    Ltd.                              benzenedimethanamine.                        phthalate (PET) polymers.
9A4659,                45   64 FR 23337,     Life             173.25           Quaternary amine cellulose ion exchange      Isolation and purification
99F-1074                     Apr. 30, 1999    Technologies,                     resins.                                      of protein concentrates and
                                              Inc.                                                                           isolates from aqueous
                                                                                                                             process streams for food
                                                                                                                             processing.
6B4488,                47   61 FR 5001,      Shinagawa Fuel   Proposed new     Silver-zinc zeolite.                         Agent to control the growth
96F-0032                     Feb. 2, 1996     Co., Ltd., c/o   section in                                                    of microorganisms in
                                              Keller and       part 178.                                                     plastic resins used in food-
                                              Heckman.                                                                       contact applications.
0B4702,                51   65 FR 1908,      Ciba Specialty   178.2010         Phosphorous acid, bis[2,4-bis(1,1-dimethyl)- Stabilizer in olefin
00F-0089                     Jan. 12, 2000    Chemicals                         6-methylphenyl]ethyl ester.                  polymers intended to
                                              Corp.                                                                          contact food.
0B4700,                53   64 FR 66480,     Ciba Specialty   178.2010         Oxidized bis (hydrogenated tallow alkyl)     Process stabilizer for
99F-5012                     Nov. 26, 1999    Chemicals                         amines.                                      certain olefin polymers
                                              Corp.                                                                          intended for use in contact
                                                                                                                             with food.
6B4506,                54   61 FR 35770,     Henkel Corp.     Proposed new     <greek-a>-Sulfo--                            An emulsifier in the
96F-0223                     July 8, 1996                      section in       (dodecyloxy)poly(oxyethylene), sodium        production of acrylic and
                                                               part 176.        salt.                                        vinyl acetate polymers
                                                                                                                             coatings for paper and
                                                                                                                             paperboard.
9A4677,                55   64 FR 37984,     Bayer Corp., c/  173.25           Terpolymer of styrene, divinyl benzene, and  As an ion exchange resin for
99F-2244                     July 14, 1999    o ENVIRON                         ethylvinyl benzene, aminomethylated, then    use in treating aqueous
                                              International                     quarternized with methyl chloride.           solutions of sugar and
                                              Corp.                                                                          hydrolyzed starch.
5B4448,                63   60 FR 7060,      Kuraray          177.1810         Styrene block copolymer with 2-methyl-1,3-   As a component of articles
95F-0011                     Feb. 6, 1995     International                     butadiene and 1,3-butadiene, hydrogenated.   that contact food.
                                              Co.
3B3677,                64   47 FR 56556,     Calgon Corp.     176.170          Diallyldimethylammonium chloride and         As a retention and/or
82F-0349                     Dec. 17, 1982                                      acrylamide.                                  drainage aid employed in
                                                                                                                             the manufacture of paper
                                                                                                                             and paperboard intended to
                                                                                                                             contact food.
9B4646,                67   64 FR 13430,     Akzo Nobel       177.1520 and     3,6,9-Triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-        As a modifier in the
99F-0460                     Mar. 18, 1999    Chemicals,       177.2600         triperoxynonane.                             production of olefin
                                              Inc., c/o                                                                      polymers used as components
                                              Keller and                                                                     of food-contact articles.
                                              Heckman.
8B4590,                68   63 FR 25213,     Mitsui           177.1520         Propylene/butene-1 copolymers containing     In contact with food.
98F-0288                     May 7, 1998      Chemicals,                        greater than 15 but no more than 35 weight
                                              Inc., c/o                         percent of polymer units derived from
                                              Keller and                        butene-1.
                                              Heckman

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1B4256,                69   56 FR 32435,     W. R. Grace,     175.300          Styrene-butadiene-methacrylic acid           Components in can end
91F-0169                     July 16, 1991    Ltd.                              terpolymer, 1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one,      cements in contact with
                                                                                and sulfosuccinic acid 4-ester with          food.
                                                                                polyethylene glycol dodecyl ether,
                                                                                disodium salt.
3B4373,                70   58 FR 29231,     Shell Oil Co.    Proposed new     Two carbon monoxide-olefin polymers, carbon  As articles or components of
93F-0157                     May 19, 1993                      section.         monoxide-ethylene, and carbon monoxide-      articles intended for use
                                                                                ethylene-propylene.                          in contact with food.
9A4640,                74   64 FR 3703,      Bayer Corp., c/  173.25           Completely hydrolyzed tetrapolymer of        In treating aqueous sugar
99F-0052                     Jan. 25, 1999    o ENVIRON                         divinyl benzene, ethyl vinyl benzene,        solutions and beverage
                                              Corp.                             acrylonitrile, and 1, 7-octadiene.           water.
9B4672,                83   64 FR 37984,     BP Amoco         Proposed new     Poly(oxy[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyloxy-1,4-    As articles or components of
99F-2245                     July 14, 1999    Chemicals,       section in       phenylenesulfonyl-1,4-phenylene) prepared    articles intended for
                                              Inc.             part 177.        by reaction of biphenol and 4,4'-            contact with food.
                                                                                dichlorodiphenylsulfone.
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\1\ Food additive petition number.
\2 \ Food contact notification number.


    October 25, 2000.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 00-30326 Filed 11-27-00; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE: 3510-22-S