[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 6, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 16743] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8443] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. 96G-0096] The Flax Council of Canada; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation Petition
Agency
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
Action
Notice.
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Summary
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition (GRASP 5G0416) proposing to affirm that the use of low linolenic acid flaxseed oil is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as a food oil.
For Further Information Contact
Lawrence J. Lin, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3103.
Supplementary Information
In a notice published in the Federal Register of March 27, 1996 (61 FR 13505), FDA announced that a petition (GRASP 5G0416) had been filed by the Flax Council of Canada, 465-167 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B 0T6, Canada. This petition proposed that the use of low linolenic acid flaxseed oil as a food oil be affirmed as GRAS. The Flax Council of Canada has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).
Dated: March 17, 1999. Eugene C. Coleman, Acting Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. [FR Doc. 99-8443 Filed 4-5-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4160-01-F