[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 12770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-5673]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 93N-0405]


New Monographs and Revisions of Certain Food Chemicals Codex 
Monographs; Final Approval by the Committee on Food Chemicals Codex; 
Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the 
availability of certain new and revised Food Chemicals Codex 
monographs. These monographs have been approved by the National Academy 
of Sciences/Institute of Medicine (NAS/IOM) Committee on Food Chemicals 
Codex (the committee) for inclusion in the fourth edition of the Food 
Chemicals Codex, which is scheduled for release in March 1996. Until 
the fourth edition is published, copies of the monographs may be 
obtained upon request to NAS/IOM.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for copies of the Food Chemicals 
Codex monographs to the NAS/IOM Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, 
National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 
DC 20418.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Fatima N. Johnson, Committee on Food Chemicals Codex, Food and 
Nutrition Board, National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20418, 202-334-2580; or
    Paul M. Kuznesof, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition 
(HFS-247), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 
20204, 202-418-3009.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA provides research contracts to NAS/IOM 
to support the preparation of the Food Chemicals Codex, a compendium of 
specification monographs for substances used as food ingredients. 
Before the inclusion of any specifications in a Food Chemicals Codex 
publication, an announcement is published in the Federal Register 
inviting all interested parties to comment and to make suggestions for 
consideration.
    In the Federal Register of January 4, 1994 (59 FR 307), FDA 
announced that the committee was considering several new monographs and 
monograph revisions. The following monographs have now been approved by 
the committee for inclusion in the fourth edition:

I. New Monographs

Acesulfame potassium
Glyceryl monooleate

II. Current Revised Monographs

Calcium carbonate (lead and heavy metals limits)
Caramel (numerous revisions)
Carnauba Wax
    No changes from what was previously offered for public review in 
the Federal Register of January 4, 1994, resulted from comments 
received on these monographs. Individual copies of these monographs are 
available from NAS/IOM (address above) until the fourth edition of the 
Food Chemicals Codex is published in 1996.
    FDA emphasizes, however, that it will not consider adopting and 
incorporating any of the committee's new monographs and monograph 
revisions into FDA's regulations without ample opportunity for public 
comment. If FDA decides to propose the adoption of changes and new 
monographs that have received final approval by the committee, such 
opportunity for public comment will be announced in a notice published 
in the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 26, 1995.
Janice F. Oliver,
Deputy Director for Systems and Support, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 95-5673 Filed 3-7-95; 8:45 am]
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