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Gardenia Blue Interest Group; Filing of Color Additive Petition
The Food and Drug Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 19, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Gardenia Blue Interest Group (GBIG or petitioner), c/o Exponent, Inc., proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to expand the safe use of gardenia (genipin) blue in various foods at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. The petition also proposes to lower the specification for arsenic in gardenia (genipin) blue.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16944
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notification of petition
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
- Published
- August 19, 2026
- Dates
- The color additive petition was filed on August 4, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FDA-2026-C-8831
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 21 CFR 73
- Pages
- 2
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