{"abstract":"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending 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. We are taking this action in response to a color additive petition (CAP) submitted by Phytolon, Ltd. (Phytolon or petitioner).","action":"Final amendment; order.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/02/06/2026-02313.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"73","title":21}],"citation":"91 FR 5295","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This order is effective March 23, 2026. See section XI for further information on the filing of objections. Submit either electronic or written objections and requests for a hearing on the order by March 9, 2026.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FDA-2024-C-1085"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Reference 4","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0008"},{"title":"Reference 3","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0007"},{"title":"Reference 2","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0006"},{"title":"Reference 1","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0005"},{"title":"References List","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0004"}],"agency_name":"FDA","documents":[{"comment_count":3076,"comment_start_date":"2026-02-06","updated_at":"2026-03-10T01:56:22.171-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2024-C-1085-0003","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0003","comment_end_date":"2026-03-10","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":5,"id":"FDA-2024-C-1085","title":"Phytolon Ltd; Filing of Color Additive Petition"}],"document_number":"2026-02313","effective_on":"2026-03-23","end_page":5299,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/02/06/2026-02313.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/06/2026-02313/listing-of-color-additives-exempt-from-certification-beetroot-red","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-02313?publication_date=2026-02-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-02-06/2026-02313/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":5,"page_views":{"count":6306,"last_updated":"2026-07-26 12:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-06/pdf/2026-02313.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02313.pdf?1770299109","publication_date":"2026-02-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/02/06/2026-02313.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Reference 4","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0008"},{"title":"Reference 3","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0007"},{"title":"Reference 2","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0006"},{"title":"Reference 1","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0005"},{"title":"References List","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0004"}],"comments_count":3076,"agency_id":"FDA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FDA-2024-C-1085","supporting_documents_count":5,"docket_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-1085-0003","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Phytolon Ltd; Filing of Color Additive Petition","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-03-11T08:55:02Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":5295,"subtype":null,"title":"Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Beetroot Red","toc_doc":"Beetroot Red","toc_subject":"Listing of Color Additives Exempt from Certification","topics":["Color additives","Cosmetics","Drugs","Foods","Medical devices"],"type":"Rule","volume":91}