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Filing of Color Additive Petition From the International Association of Color Manufacturers; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Remove the Solvents Methylene Chloride, Trichloroethylene, and Ethylene Dichloride
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Summary (from the Federal Register abstract)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a color additive petition, submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM or petitioner), proposing that we amend the color additive regulations to no longer provide for the use of three specified solvents (methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and ethylene dichloride) for preparing certain color additives because these uses have been permanently abandoned.
- Document type
- Proposed Rule
- Federal Register document number
- 2026-06295
- Published
- Apr 1, 2026
- Action
- Notification of petition.
- Docket
- FDA-2026-C-3071
- Comments posted on Regulations.gov (at last check)
- 1
- CFR parts
- 21 CFR 73
- DATES section (from the document)
- The color additive petition was filed on March 20, 2026. Submit either electronic or written comments by June 1, 2026.
- Topics (auto-tagged)
- Food & dietary supplements
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