[Federal Register: February 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 31)]
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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.
[FR Doc. E6-2137 Filed 2-14-06; 8:45 am]
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