Food additive petitions: Angus Chemical Co.,

[Federal Register: June 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 112)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 99F-1719]

Angus Chemical Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Angus Chemical Co. has fileda petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 4- (Diiodomethylsulfonyl) toluene as a slimicide in the manufacture of food-contact paper and paperboard.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark A. Hepp, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3098.

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 9B4668) has been filedby Angus Chemical Co., c/ o Phillip A. Johns, 10900 Silent Wood Pl., North Potomac, MD 20878- 4829. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 176.300 Slimicides (21 CFR 176.300) to provide for the safe use of 4-(Diiodomethylsulfonyl) toluene as a slimicide in the manufacture of food-contact paper and paperboard.

The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(q) that this action is of the 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 24, 1999. Alan M. Rulis, Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

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