67 FR 80 pg. 20533 - The Minute Maid Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 67Number: 80Page: 20533
Docket number: [Docket No. 02F-0160]
FR document: [FR Doc. 02-10087 Filed 4-24-02; 8:45 am]
Agency: Health and Human Services Department
Sub Agency: Food and Drug Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 02F-0160]
The Minute Maid Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that The Minute Maid Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of Vitamin D 3 in calcium-fortified fruit juices and fruit drinks.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith L. Kidwell, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 202-418-3354.
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 2A4734) has been filed by The Minute Maid Co., c/o King and Spalding, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20006. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in Part 172- Food Additives Permitted for Direct Addition to Food for Human Consumption (21 CFR part 172) to provide for the safe use of Vitamin D 3 as a nutrient supplement in calcium-fortified fruit juices and fruit drinks.
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: March 29, 2002.
Alan M. Rulis,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 02-10087 Filed 4-24-02; 8:45 am]
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