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Proposal To Revoke the Color Additive Listing for Use of Citrus Red No. 2 on the Skins of Mature Oranges
The Food and Drug Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2026. Comments closed on August 24, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to issue an order that would repeal the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Citrus Red No. 2 for coloring the skins of mature oranges. Based on certification data, it appears that Citrus Red No. 2 is no longer used for coloring the skins of oranges and has not been certified for use as a color additive in food marketed in the United States since 2020. Because the authorized use of Citrus Red No. 2 appears to have been abandoned, we have tentatively concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-14909
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed amendment; proposed order
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
- Published
- July 23, 2026
- Comments due
- August 24, 2026
- Dates
- Submit electronic or written comments on the proposed order by August 24, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. FDA-2026-N-6304
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 21 CFR 74
- Topics
- Color additives; Cosmetics; Drugs
- Pages
- 3
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