Department of Health and Human Services
Food and Drug Administration
- 21 CFR Part 73
- [Docket No. FDA-2022-C-0098]
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION:
Final amendment; order; confirmation of effective date.
SUMMARY:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is confirming the effective date of February 19, 2025, for the final order that appeared in the Federal Register of January 17, 2025. The final order amends the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of myoglobin as a color additive in ground meat and ground poultry analogue products.
DATES:
The effective date of February 19, 2025, for the final order published in the Federal Register of January 17, 2025 (90 FR 5590) is confirmed.
ADDRESSES:
For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this final rule into the “Search” box and follow the prompts, and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mical Honigfort, Office of Food Chemical Safety, Dietary Supplements, and Innovation, Human Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-1278 or Keronica Richardson, Office of Policy, Regulations, and Information, Human Foods Program, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2378.