FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: FILING OF COLOR ADDITIVE PETITION FROM DOEHLER GMBH; REQUEST TO AMEND THE COLOR ADDITIVE REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE FOR THE SAFE USE OF CALCIUM SULFATE IN VARIOUS FOODS AT LEVELS CONSISTENT WITH GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Filing of Color Additive Petition From Doehler GmbH; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Provide for the Safe Use of Calcium Sulfate in Various Foods at Levels Consistent With Good Manufacturing Practice.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 25 by Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a color additive petition, submitted by Doehler GmbH, c/o Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, proposing that we amend our color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium sulfate in vari...