68 FR 162 pgs. 50541-50542 - Unilever United States, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 162Pages: 50541 - 50542
Docket number: [Docket No. 2003F-0370]
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-21396 Filed 8-20-03; 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. 2003F-0370]
Unilever United States, Inc.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Unilever United States, Inc., has filed a petition proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of vitamin D 3 as a nutrient supplement in certain foods for special dietary use, such as meal replacement products and snack replacement products.
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 No. 3A4746) has been filed by Unilever United States, Inc., 390 Park Ave., New York, NY 10022-4698. The petition proposes to amend the food additive regulations in § 172.380 Vitamin D 3 (21 CFR 172.380) to provide for the safe use of vitamin D 3 in certain foods for special dietary use, such as meal replacement products and snack replacement products.
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: August 1, 2003.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. 03-21396 Filed 8-20-03; 8:45 am]
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