[Federal Register: October 4, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 192)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. 2007F-0355]
Dean Foods Co.; Filing of Food Additive Petition
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that Dean
Foods Co. has filed a petition proposing that the food additive
regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of vitamin
D2 as a nutrient supplement in soy-based food products.
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, 301-436-1071.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act (sec. 409(b)(5) (21 U.S.C. 348(b)(5))),
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notice is given that a food additive petition (FAP 7A4769) has been
filed by Dean Foods Co., c/o Hogan and Hartson LLP, 555 13th St., NW.,
Washington, DC 20004-1109. The petition proposes to amend the food
additive regulations in part 172 Food Additives Permitted for Direct
Addition to Food for Human Consumption (21 CFR part 172) to provide for
the safe use of vitamin D2 as a nutrient supplement in soy-
based food 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: September 26, 2007.
Laura M. Tarantino,
Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition.
[FR Doc. E7-19576 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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