Proposed Rule Health and Human Services DepartmentFood and Drug Administration May 28, 2026

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

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...

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Document type: Proposed Rule. Agency: Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration. Published: 2026-05-28.

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