[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 235 (Tuesday, December 8, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 67695] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-32507] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 98F-1022] COPA Distributors, Inc.; Filing of Color Additive Petition
Agency
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that COPA Distributors, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of pyrogallol and ferrous sulfate as a color additive in hair dyes.
For Further Information Contact
Aydin Orstan, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3076.
Supplementary Information
Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (sec. 721(d)(1) (21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1))), notice is given that a color additive petition (CAP 8C0263) has been filed by COPA Distributors, Inc., c/o Research It!, Inc., 116 Huckleberry Lane, Henderson, NV 89014. The petition proposes to amend the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of pyrogallol and ferrous sulfate as a color additive in hair dyes. The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(r) 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: November 10, 1998. George H. Pauli, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 98-32507 Filed 12-7-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F