Rule2025-09680
Listing of Color Additives; Myoglobin; Confirmation of Effective Date
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Published
May 29, 2025
Effective
February 19, 2025
Issuing agencies
Health and Human Services DepartmentFood and Drug Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 102 (Thursday, May 29, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 22627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-09680]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FDA-2022-C-0098]
Listing of Color Additives; Myoglobin; Confirmation of Effective
Date
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.
ACTION: Final amendment; order; confirmation of effective date.
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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 <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of January 17, 2025
(90 FR 5590), we amended the color additive regulations to add Sec.
73.297 (21 CFR 73.297) ``Myoglobin,'' to provide for the safe use of
myoglobin as a color additive in ground meat and ground poultry
analogue products.
We gave interested persons until February 18, 2025, to file
objections or requests for a hearing. We received no objections or
requests for a hearing on the final order. Therefore, we find that the
effective date of the final order that published in the Federal
Register of January 17, 2025, should be confirmed.
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 73
Color additives, Cosmetics, Drugs, Foods, Medical devices.
Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
U.S.C. 321, 341, 342, 343, 348, 351, 352, 355, 361, 362, 371, 379e) and
under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, we are
giving notice that no objections or requests for a hearing were filed
in response to the January 17, 2025, final order. Accordingly, the
amendments issued thereby became effective February 19, 2025.
Dated: May 22, 2025.
Grace R. Graham,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-09680 Filed 5-28-25; 8:45 am]
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