[Federal Register: August 21, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 162)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2003F-0370]
Unilever United States, 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
Unilever United States, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the
food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of
vitamin D3 as a nutrient supplement in certain foods for
special dietary use, such as meal replacement products and snack
replacement products.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith L. Kidwell, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 202-418-3354.
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 No. 3A4746) has been filed by Unilever United
States, Inc., 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022-4698. The petition
proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 172.380
Vitamin D3 (21 CFR 172.380) to provide for the safe use of
vitamin D3 in certain foods for special dietary use, such as
meal replacement products and snack replacement products.
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The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(k) 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: August 1, 2003.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 03-21396 Filed 8-20-03; 8:45 am]
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