Listing of Color Additive Exempt From Certification; Beetroot Red; Delay of Effective Date

Document 2026-05732 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on March 24, 2026. 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 safe use of beetroot red for the coloring of human foods generally, at levels consistent with current good manufacturing practice, except in products under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), infant formula, or foods for which standards of identity have been issued under section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), unless the use of the added color is authorized by such standards. The delay of the effective date is required by law following the filing of timely objections on the final order. This announcement does not reflect a change in our determination that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from the use of this color additive under the conditions of its intended use. In addition, this announcement does not constitute a determination that all of the issues raised in the relevant submission constitute objections or that a hearing is justified on any objections that have been filed. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/24/2026-05732/listing-of-color-additive-exempt-from-certification-beetroot-red-delay-of-effective-date.

No. Document 2026-05732 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.