International Association of Color Manufacturers; Filing of Color Additive Petition

What it does

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers, proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of acetone as a solvent in the manufacture of carrot oil. The petition also proposes to add heavy metal limits and secondary names for carrot oil. FDA may also consider other changes to the regulation, as appropriate, during the course of our review.

The Food and Drug Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

21 CFR 73

What happens next and when

The color additive petition was filed on August 3, 2026. Either electronic or written comments on the petitioner's environmental assessment must be submitted by September 18, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket FDA-2026-C-8883 on Regulations.gov
• Title 21 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register