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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- What it does
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is partially granting a color additive petition submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM or petitioner), by amending our color additive regulations, on the basis of abandonment, to remove the authorized uses of methylene chloride, trichloroethylene, and ethylene dichloride from the list of authorized extraction solvents for annatto extract, paprika oleoresin, and turmeric oleoresin. The petitioner provided data demonstrating that these uses have been permanently abandoned. FDA is denying as moot the portion of the petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended, on the basis of abandonment, to no longer authorize the use of methylene chloride as a diluent in color additive mixtures in inks for marking fruit and vegetables. This request is moot because the authorization for this use has been removed, on the basis of the Delaney Clause, in response to a separate petition.
The Food and Drug Administration's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Compared with
The Food and Drug Administration has published 102 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 68 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This order is effective January 11, 2027. If any provisions are delayed or stayed by the filing of proper objections, FDA will publish such notification in the Federal Register. Submit either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing on the order by December 10, 2026. See section IX for further information on the filing of objections.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-22866 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final amendment; order; notification of partial denial of petition. |
| Agencies | Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration |
| Published | Nov. 10, 2026 |
| Effective date | Jan. 11, 2027 |
| Comments close | Dec. 10, 2026 |
| Docket | FDA-2026-C-3071 |
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