Revocation of the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages

Document 2026-14910 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services in the Federal Register on July 23, 2026, with an effective date of September 8, 2026. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is issuing an order to repeal the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Orange B for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. We have determined that the authorized use of Orange B has been abandoned, and we have concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary. Therefore, FDA is revoking the authorized use in food of Orange B in the color additive regulations. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/23/2026-14910/revocation-of-the-color-additive-listing-for-use-of-orange-b-on-casings-or-surfaces-of-frankfurters.

No. Document 2026-14910 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.