Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Butterfly Pea Flower Extract
fda-food · Food and Drug Administration · Rule · Published 2021-09-02 · Effective 2021-10-05 · 86 FR 49230
Document
Document number
2021-18995
Federal Register citation
86 FR 49230
CFR reference
21 CFR 73
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
fda-food
Sub-agency
Food and Drug Administration
Publication date
2021-09-02
Effective date
2021-10-05
HHS docket
Docket No. FDA-2018-C-4117
Abstract
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of an aqueous extract of butterfly pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) as a color additive in various food categories at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. We are taking this action in response to a color additive petition (CAP) submitted by Exponent, Inc., on behalf of Sensient Colors, LLC (Sensient).