[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 78866]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32542]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. FDA-2011-F-0765]
Nexira; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice of petition.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that
Nexira has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of acacia
gum (gum arabic) in food.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celeste Johnston, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration,
5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, (240) 402-1282.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (section 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))), notice is given that a
food additive petition (FAP 1A4784) has been filed by Nexira, c/o
Keller and Heckman LLP, 1001 G St. NW., Suite 500 West, Washington, DC
20001. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in
Sec. 172.780 Acacia (gum arabic) (21 CFR 172.780), to provide for the
expanded safe use of acacia gum (gum arabic) in food.
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: December 5, 2011.
Dennis M. Keefe,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2011-32542 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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