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CFSAN/Office of Food Additive Safety
September 2003

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The latest version of this guidance issued on May 17, 2006. Below is an earlier version.


Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an
Environmental Assessment for Submission to the
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Appendix D

Guidance for Preparing an Environmental Assessment for Components of Finished Food-Packaging Material Present at Greater than 5-Percent-by-Weight



Below are recommendations for the suggested format and the types of information to submit to the agency in an environmental assessment. An alternative approach may be used if the approach satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.

Appendix D is still under development and will be issued at a later date. In the interim, we recommend that you contact the Office of Food Additive Safety for assistance in submitting the necessary information.

Contact Information: Layla I. Batarseh at (301) 436-1296

E-mail: erg@cfsan.fda.gov

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The latest version of this guidance issued on May 17, 2006.

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