FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: FILING OF COLOR ADDITIVE PETITION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLOR MANUFACTURERS; REQUEST TO AMEND THE COLOR ADDITIVE REGULATIONS TO REMOVE THE SOLVENTS METHYLENE CHLORIDE, TRICHLOROETHYLENE, AND ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule called: Filing of Color Additive Petition From the International Association of Color Manufacturers; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Remove the Solvents Methylene Chloride, Trichloroethylene, and Ethylene Dichloride.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on April 1 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 the International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM or petitioner), proposing that we amend the color additive regulations to no longer prov...