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Comment deadline: July 13, 2026

Azodicarbonamide food comment deadline: July 13, 2026

FDA has a July 13, 2026 comment deadline for its request for information on azodicarbonamide, or ADA, in human food and as a food contact substance.

AgencyFood and Drug Administration
Source typeFederal Register notice and request for information
Date typeComment deadline
Primary dateJuly 13, 2026

Food and beverage operators should screen this if ADA could appear in ingredient documentation, supplier inputs, bakery or grain-adjacent contexts, packaging, or food-contact material reviews. This page does not imply a new ban, limit, or compliance obligation. The source-backed fact is that FDA is collecting information and scientific data for a post-market assessment.

First-pass operator checks

  • Search ingredient, supplier, and food-contact documentation for azodicarbonamide or ADA.
  • Identify whether any exposure is current, historical, supplier-controlled, or irrelevant.
  • Decide whether the company has facts that belong in a comment submission.
  • Assign ownership before the July 13 deadline if regulatory, QA, R&D, or procurement review is needed.
  • Record a no-action rationale if current products and suppliers are unaffected.
Regulator note: This is a comment deadline. It is useful for early ingredient and supplier exposure screening, not as a claim that a finished rule has changed.

Primary source

Azodicarbonamide (ADA); Request for Information

FDA is requesting information on current uses and safety data of azodicarbonamide in human food and as a food contact substance as part of its post-market assessment process.

View the Federal Register source

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