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
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is reopening the comment period for the notification of petition, published in the Federal Register of January 11, 2024, announcing that we filed a color additive petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to remove three specified solvents. FDA is reopening the comment period to allow for the submission of any updated data and other information over the last two years.
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What is the 2026-10614 Federal Register document?
Document 2026-10614 is a Proposed Rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on May 28, 2026. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is reopening the comment period for the notification of petition, published in the Federal Register of January 11, 2024, announcing that we filed a color additive petition proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to remove three specified solvents. FDA is reopening the comment period to allow for the submission of any updated data and other information over the last two years. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/28/2026-10614/color-additive-petition-from-environmental-defense-fund-et-al-request-to-amend-the-color-additive.
Is document 2026-10614 an economically significant rule?
No. Document 2026-10614 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.