[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 127 (Friday, July 2, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 36021] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-16837] [[Page 36021]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 99F-2082] National Starch and Chemical Co.; 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 National Starch and Chemical Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of food starch modified by amylolytic enzymes.
For Further Information Contact
Mary E. LaVecchia, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3072.
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 9A4674) has been filed by National Starch and Chemical Co., 10 Finderne Ave., Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0500. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Sec. 172.892(i) Food starch-modified (21 CFR 172.892(i)) to provide for the safe use of food starch modified by amylolytic enzymes. 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: June 17, 1999. Laura M. Tarantino, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 99-16837 Filed 7-1-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F