[Federal Register: May 27, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 102)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 99F-1457]

 
BASF Corp.; 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 BASF 
Corp. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations 
be amended to provide for the safe use of 4,5-dichloro-2-((4,5-dihydro-
3-methyl-5-oxo-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)azo)benzenesulfonic 
acid, calcium salt (1:1), (C.I. Pigment Yellow 183) as a colorant in 
high density polyethylene and polypropylene resins 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 20204-0001, 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 9B4664) has been filed by BASF Corp., 3000 
Continental Dr. North, Mt. Olive, NJ 07828-1234. The petition proposes 
to amend the food additive regulations to provide for the safe use of 
4,5-dichloro-2-((4,5-dihydro-3-methyl-5-oxo-1-(3-sulfophenyl)-1H-
pyrazol-4-yl)azo)bezenesulfonic acid, calcium salt (1:1), (C.I. Pigment 
Yellow 183) as a colorant in high density polyethylene and 
polypropylene resins intended for use in contact with food.
    The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(i) 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 7, 1999.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and 
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 99-13471 Filed 5-26-99; 8:45 am]
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