72 FR 69 pg. 18263 - Durand-Wayland, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 72Number: 69Page: 18263
Docket number: [Docket No. 2007F-0115]
FR document: [FR Doc. E7-6765 Filed 4-10-07; 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. 2007F-0115]
Durand-Wayland, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Durand-Wayland, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of a carbon dioxide laser for etching information on food, excluding meat and poultry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul C. DeLeo, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 301-436-1302.
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 7M4768) has been filed by Durand-Wayland, Inc., c/o Hyman, Phelps McNamara, P.C., 700 13th St., NW., suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005-5929. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in 21 CFR part 179 to provide for the safe use of a carbon dioxide laser for etching information on food, excluding meat and poultry.
The agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.32(j) 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: April 4, 2007.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E7-6765 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
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