Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2017-07-03 · Effective 2017-08-03 · 82 FR 30731
Document
Document number
2017-13867
Federal Register citation
82 FR 30731
CFR reference
21 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2017-07-03
Effective date
2017-08-03
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-2016-C-2570
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the expanded safe use of spirulina extract to seasonally color hard-boiled shell eggs at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice (GMP). This action is in response to a color additive petition (CAP) filed by McCormick & Company, Inc. (McCormick).