Food additive petitions: BASF Corp.,

[Federal Register: June 15, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 114)]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. 98F-0390]

BASF Corp.; Filing of Food Additive Petition

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that BASF Corp. has fileda petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of 2,9-dimethylanthra[2,1,9- def:6,5,10-d'e'f']diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone, (C.I. Pigment Red 179) as a colorant for all polymers intended for use in contact with food.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vir D. Anand, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3081.

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 8B4596) has been filedby BASF Corp., 3000 Continental Dr. North, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828-1234. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 178.3297 Colorants for polymers to provide for the safe use of 2,9-dimethylanthra[2,1,9- def:6,5,10-d'e'f']diisoquinoline-1,3,8,10(2H,9H)-tetrone, (C.I. Pigment Red 179) as a colorant for all polymers intended for use in contact with food.

The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(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: May 28, 1998. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.

[FR Doc. 98-15765Filed6-12-98; 8:45 am]

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