Proposed Rules. Notice
/register/2000/08/18/00-21008·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Agency: Food and Drug Administration, HHS
Action: Notice
Citation: FR Doc. 00-21008 · Docket No. 93F-0360
Summary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition (FAP 3B4400) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of pentaerythritol mixed esters of C 16-18 fatty acids as a dispersant for titanium dioxide in polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene intended for contact with food.
Supplementary Information
In a notice published in the Federal Register of October 29, 1993 (58 FR 58172), FDA announced that a food additive petition (FAP 3B4400) had been filed by Henkel Corporation, 300 Brookside Ave., Ambler, PA 19002-3498. The petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of pentaerythritol mixed esters of C 16-18 fatty acids as a dispersant for titanium dioxide in polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene intended for contact with food. Henkel Corporation has since changed its name to Cognis Corporation. Cognis Corporation has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7). Dated: August 1, 2000. Alan M. Rulis, Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 00-21008 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]