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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2006F–0059]
[Docket No. 2006F–0058]
ARCH Chemicals, Inc.; Filing of Food
Additive Petition
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
AGENCY:
Notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth R. Sanchez, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS 275),
Food and Drug Administration, 5100
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD
20740–3835, 301–436–1239.
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 6B4764) has been filed by
ARCH Chemicals, Inc., 1955 Lake Park
Dr., suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30080. The
petition proposes to amend the food
additive regulations in § 176.170
Components of paper and paperboard
in contact with aqueous and fatty foods
and § 176.180 Components of paper and
paperboard in contact with dry food to
provide for the safe use of poly
(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene)
hydrochloride (CAS Reg. No. 32289–58–
0) as an antimicrobial agent in the
manufacture of food-contact paper and
paperboard.
The agency has determined under 21
CFR 25.32(q) 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 25, 2006.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Safety, Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
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Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that ARCH Chemicals, Inc., has filed a
petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for
the safe use of poly
(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimidocarbonyliminohexamethylene)
hydrochloride (CAS Reg. No. 32289–58–
0) as an antimicrobial agent in the
manufacture of food-contact paper and
paperboard.
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Danisco USA, Inc.; Filing of Food
Additive Petition
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is announcing
that Danisco USA, Inc., has filed a
petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for
the safe use of polydextrose as a bulking
agent, formulation aid, humectant and
texturizer in all foods, except meat and
poultry.
DATES: Submit written or electronic
comments on the petitioner’s
environmental assessment by March 17,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
to the Division of Dockets Management
(HFA–305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm.
1061, Rockville, MD 20852. Submit
electronic comments to https://
www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
C. DeLeo, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (HFS–265), Food and
Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740–3835,
301–436–1302.
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 6A4763) has been filed by
Danisco USA, Inc., 440 Saw Mill River
Rd., Ardsley, NY 10502–2605. The
petition proposes to amend the food
additive regulations in § 172.841
Polydextrose (21 CFR 172.841) to
provide for the safe use of polydextrose
as a bulking agent, formulation aid,
humectant, and texturizer in all foods,
except meat and poultry. The proposed
amendment would consolidate all
existing food use categories and permit
additional uses not allowed by the
existing regulation.
The potential environmental impact
of this action is being reviewed. To
encourage public participation
consistent with regulations issued under
the National Environmental Policy Act
(40 CFR 1501.4(b)), the agency is
placing the environmental assessment
submitted with the petition that is the
subject of this notice on public display
at the Division of Dockets Management
(see ADDRESSES) for public review and
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comment. Interested persons may
submit to the Division of Dockets
Management written or electronic
comments by March 17, 2006. Two
copies of any written comments are to
be submitted, except that individuals
may submit one copy. Comments are to
be identified with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this
document. Received comments may be
seen in the Division of Dockets
Management between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. FDA will also
place on public display any
amendments to, or comments on, the
petitioner’s environmental assessment
without further announcement in the
Federal Register. If, based on its review,
the agency finds that an environmental
impact statement is not required and
this petition results in a regulation, the
notice of availability of the agency’s
finding of no significant impact and the
evidence supporting that finding will be
published with the regulation in the
Federal Register in accordance with 21
CFR 25.51(b).
Dated: January 25, 2006.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2006F-0058]
ARCH Chemicals, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that ARCH
Chemicals, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of poly
(iminoimidocarbonyliminoimido-
carbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride (CAS Reg. No. 32289-58-0) as
an antimicrobial agent in the manufacture of food-contact paper and
paperboard.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth R. Sanchez, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS 275), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1239.
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 6B4764) has been filed by ARCH Chemicals, Inc.,
1955 Lake Park Dr., suite 100, Smyrna, GA 30080. The petition proposes
to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 176.170 Components of
paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods and Sec.
176.180 Components of paper and paperboard in contact with dry food to
provide for the safe use of poly (iminoimidocarbonyliminoimido-
carbonyliminohexamethylene) hydrochloride (CAS Reg. No. 32289-58-0) as
an antimicrobial agent in the manufacture of food-contact paper and
paperboard.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(q) 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: January 25, 2006.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition.
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