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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 submission constitute objections or that a hearing is justified on any objections or requests for a hearing that have been filed.","action":"Final order; delay of effective date.","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/2026/03/24/2026-05733.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"73","title":21}],"citation":"91 FR 13966","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"As of March 20, 2026, the effective date of the final order published February 6, 2026 (91 FR 5291) is delayed indefinitely. The Food and Drug Administration will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing a new effective date or other administrative action on the order.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FDA-2024-C-3384"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Reference 4","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0008"},{"title":"Reference 3","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0007"},{"title":"Reference 2","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0006"},{"title":"Reference 1_Redacted","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0005"},{"title":"Reference List","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0004"}],"agency_name":"FDA","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":"2026-03-24","updated_at":"2026-03-27T09:56:07.828-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2024-C-3384-0015","allow_late_comments":false,"id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0015","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":5,"id":"FDA-2024-C-3384","title":"GNT USA, LLC; Filing of Color Additive Petition"}],"document_number":"2026-05733","effective_on":null,"end_page":13967,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2026/03/24/2026-05733.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/24/2026-05733/listing-of-color-additive-exempt-from-certification-spirulina-extract-delay-of-effective-date","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2026-05733?publication_date=2026-03-24","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2026-03-24/2026-05733/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":1064,"last_updated":"2026-05-16 16:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-24/pdf/2026-05733.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05733.pdf?1774037708","publication_date":"2026-03-24","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/03/24/2026-05733.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[{"title":"Reference 4","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0008"},{"title":"Reference 3","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0007"},{"title":"Reference 2","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0006"},{"title":"Reference 1_Redacted","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0005"},{"title":"Reference List","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0004"}],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"FDA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FDA-2024-C-3384","supporting_documents_count":5,"docket_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384","document_id":"FDA-2024-C-3384-0015","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"GNT USA, LLC; Filing of Color Additive Petition","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2026-03-28T16:55:05Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":13966,"subtype":null,"title":"Listing of Color Additive Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract; Delay of Effective Date","toc_doc":"Spirulina Extract; Delay of Effective Date","toc_subject":"Listing of Color Additive Exempt from Certification","topics":[],"type":"Rule","volume":91}