FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: COLOR ADDITIVE PETITION FROM ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND, ET AL.; REQUEST TO AMEND THE COLOR ADDITIVE REGULATIONS TO REMOVE THE SOLVENTS ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE, METHYLENE CHLORIDE, AND TRICHLOROETHYLENE; REOPENING OF THE COMMENT PERIOD

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Color Additive Petition from Environmental Defense Fund, et al.; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Remove the Solvents Ethylene Dichloride, Methylene Chloride, and Trichloroethylene; Reopening of the Comment Period.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 28 by Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is reopening the comment period for the notification of petition, published in the Federal Registerof January 11, 2024, announcing that we filed a color additive petition proposing that the color additive regulations ...