[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 13, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 35317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14263]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 172
[Docket No. FDA-2012-F-0480]
Gruma Corporation, Spina Bifida Association, March of Dimes
Foundation, American Academy of Pediatrics, Royal DSM N.V., and
National Council of La Raza; 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
Gruma Corporation, Spina Bifida Association, March of Dimes Foundation,
American Academy of Pediatrics, Royal DSM N.V., and National Council of
La Raza have jointly filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of folic acid in
corn masa flour.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith Kidwell, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-265), Food and Drug Administration, 5100
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3835, 240-402-1071.
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 2A4796) has been jointly filed by Gruma
Corporation, Spina Bifida Association, March of Dimes Foundation,
American Academy of Pediatrics, Royal DSM N.V., and National Council of
La Raza, c/o Alston & Bird, LLP, 950 F Street NW., Washington, DC
20004-1404. The petition proposes to amend the food additive
regulations in Sec. 172.345 Folic acid (folacin) (21 CFR 172.345) to
provide for the safe use of folic acid in corn masa flour.
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 7, 2012.
Dennis M. Keefe,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 2012-14263 Filed 6-12-12; 8:45 am]
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