Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food Additive Petition

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#  Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc.; Withdrawal of Food 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 food additive petition (FAP 8B4619) proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to provide for the expanded safe use of a polyester-polyurethane resin-acid dianhydride adhesive in retortable pouches for use in contact with fatty food.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Mark Hepp, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-275), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740-3858, 202-418-3098.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

In a notice published in the *Federal Register* of August 31, 1998 (63 FR 46226), FDA announced that a food additive petition (FAP 8B4619) had been filed by Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., c/o Center for Regulatory Services, 2347 Paddock Lane, Reston, VA 20191. The petition proposed to amend the food additive regulations in § 177.1390 *Laminate structures for use at temperatures of 250 °F and above* (21 CFR 177.1390) to provide for the expanded safe use of a polyester-polyurethane resin-acid dianhydride adhesive in retortable pouches for use in contact with fatty food. Dainippon Ink and Chemicals, Inc., has now withdrawn the petition without prejudice to a future filing (21 CFR 171.7).

Dated: January 9, 2004.

Laura M.  Tarantino,

Acting Director, Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.