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Revocation of the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages
The Food and Drug Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2026. It took effect on September 8, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is issuing an order to repeal the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Orange B for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. We have determined that the authorized use of Orange B has been abandoned, and we have concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary. Therefore, FDA is revoking the authorized use in food of Orange B in the color additive regulations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-14910
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final amendment; order
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
- Published
- July 23, 2026
- Takes effect
- September 8, 2026
- Dates
- This order is effective September 8, 2026. 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 August 24, 2026. See section VII for further information on the filing of objections.
- Docket
- Docket No. FDA-2025-C-3543
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 21 CFR 74
- Topics
- Color additives; Cosmetics; Drugs
- Pages
- 4
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