Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation Petition

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#  Fuji Oil Co., Ltd.; Withdrawal of GRAS Affirmation Petition

**AGENCY:**

Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

**ACTION:**

Notice.

**SUMMARY:**

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition (GRASP 4G0407) proposing to affirm that the use of a triglyceride containing behenic and oleic acids is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) as a tempering aid and as an antibloom agent in chocolate and chocolate coatings.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Parvin M. Yasaei, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3023.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

In a notice published in the *Federal Register* of August 17, 1994 (59 FR 42278), FDA announced that a petition (GRASP 4G0407) had been filed by Fuji Oil Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan. This petition proposed that the use of a triglyceride containing behenic and oleic acids as a tempering aid and as an antibloom agent in chocolate and chocolate coatings be affirmed as GRAS. Fuji Oil Co., Ltd., has now withdrawn the petition without  prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

Dated: September 27, 2000.

Alan M. Rulis,

Director, Office of Premarket Approval, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.