FEM, Inc.; Withdrawal of Color Additive Petition

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title: "FEM, Inc.; Withdrawal of Color Additive Petition"
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#  FEM, Inc.; Withdrawal of Color Additive 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 color additive petition (CAP 0C0272) proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to eliminate the limitation on the amount of silver used as a color additive in fingernail polish.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

James C. Wallwork, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-  215), Food and Drug Administration, 200 C St. SW., Washington, DC 20204, 202-418-3078.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

In a notice published in the *Federal Register* of August 18, 2000 (65 FR 50543), FDA announced that a color additive petition (CAP 0C0272) had been filed by FEM, Inc., 1521 Laguna St., *#* 210, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. The petition proposed to amend the color additive regulations in § 73.2500 *Silver* (21 CFR 73.2500) to eliminate the limitation on the amount of silver used as a color additive in fingernail polish. FEM, Inc., has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 71.6(c)(2)).

Dated:  August 13, 2001.

Alan M. Rulis,

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