FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION ISSUES RULE: LISTING OF COLOR ADDITIVE EXEMPT FROM CERTIFICATION; SPIRULINA EXTRACT; DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Food and Drug Administration has issued a rule called: Listing of Color Additive Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract; Delay of Effective Date.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on March 24 by Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.

Summary: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing a delay of the effective date of our February 6, 2026, final order to amend the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of spirulina ( Arthrospira platensis) extract as a color additive in human foods generally (except for infant formula, certain foods subject to regulation by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and food...