[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-15669]
[Federal Register: June 28, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
[Docket No. 92C-0347]
Biogeneral, Fiber Technology Group; Withdrawal of Color Additive
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 color additive
petition (CAP 0C0225) proposing that the color additive regulations be
amended to provide for the safe use of 3-(5-chloro-2-benzoxazolyl)-7-
(diethylamino)-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one (Color Index Solvent Yellow 160:1;
CAS Reg. No. 35773-43-4) for coloring polymethylmethacrylate
monofilament intended for use as supporting haptics for intraocular
lenses.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Helen R. Thorsheim, Center for Food
Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-216), Food and Drug Administration,
200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-254-9511.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a notice published in the Federal
Register of October 29, 1992 (57 FR 49090), FDA announced that a color
additive petition (CAP 0C0225) had been filed by Biogeneral, Fiber
Technology Group, 11055 Flintkote St., San Diego, CA 92121. The
petition proposed to amend the color additive regulations to provide
for the safe use of 3-(5-chloro-2-benzoxazolyl)-7-(diethylamino)-2H-1-
benzopyran-2-one (Color Index Solvent Yellow 160:1; CAS Reg. No. 35773-
43-4) for coloring polymethylmethacrylate monofilament intended for use
as supporting haptics for intraocular lenses. Biogeneral, Fiber
Technology Group has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a
future filing (21 CFR 71.6).
Dated: June 21, 1994.
L. Robert Lake,
Acting Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 94-15669 Filed 6-27-94; 8:45 am]
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