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7 FDA documents with an effective date on or after Oct 17, 2026.

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effective in 58 days
Dec 14, 2026
Use of Salt Substitutes To Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized Foods
Rule · published Oct 13, 2026 · FDA-2022-N-2226
Food & dietary supplements
effective in 90 days
Jan 15, 2027
Color Additive Petition From Center for Science in the Public Interest, et al.; Request To Revoke Color Additive Listing for Use of FD&C Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs
Rule · published Jan 16, 2025 · FDA-2023-N-0437
Food & dietary supplements
effective in 90 days
Jan 15, 2027
Micro-Tracers, Inc.; Response to Objections and Requests for a Public Hearing
Rule · published Aug 5, 2026 · FDA-2023-N-0437
Food & dietary supplements
effective in 110 days
Feb 4, 2027
Nonclinical Testing Terminology
Rule · published Sep 22, 2026 · FDA-2026-N-5347
Clinical Vaccines / biologics
effective in 348 days
Sep 30, 2027
Animal Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2027
Notice · published Jul 30, 2026 · FDA-2026-N-7558
Other FDA topics
effective in 348 days
Sep 30, 2027
Food Safety Modernization Act Domestic and Foreign Facility Reinspection, Recall, and Importer Reinspection Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2027
Notice · published Jul 30, 2026 · FDA-2026-N-7896
GMP / manufacturing Food & dietary supplements
effective in 2333 days
Mar 7, 2033
Revising the National Drug Code Format and Drug Label Barcode Requirements
Rule · published Mar 5, 2026 · FDA-2021-N-1351
Other FDA topics

Effective dates come from the Federal Register "effective_on" field. Some rules have staggered compliance dates described only in the document text; read the DATES section of each document.