Rule2025-16047
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Calcium Phosphate; Confirmation of Effective Date
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Published
August 21, 2025
Effective
June 26, 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 June 26, 2025, for the final order that appeared in the Federal Register of May 12, 2025. The final order amends the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium phosphate as a color additive in ready-to-eat chicken products, white candy melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 160 (Thursday, August 21, 2025)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 40703-40704]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-16047]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
21 CFR Part 73
[Docket No. FDA-2023-C-0544]
Listing of Color Additives Exempt From Certification; Calcium
Phosphate; 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 June 26, 2025, for the final order that appeared in
the Federal Register of May 12, 2025. The final order amends the color
additive regulations to provide for the safe use of calcium phosphate
as a color additive in ready-to-eat chicken products, white candy
melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies.
DATES: The effective date of June 26, 2025, for the final order
published in the Federal Register of May 12, 2025 (90 FR 20097) 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 order 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: Rachel Morissette, 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 Barbara Little, Office of Policy,
Regulations, and Information, Human Foods Program, Food and Drug
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Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 240-402-2378.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of May 12, 2025 (90
FR 20097), we amended the color additive regulations to add Sec. 73.80
(21 CFR 73.80) ``Calcium phosphate,'' to provide for the safe use of
calcium phosphate as a color additive in ready-to-eat chicken products,
white candy melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies.
We gave interested persons until June 11, 2025, to file objections
or requests for a hearing. We explained that, to file an objection, a
person must, among other things, specify with particularity the
provision(s) of the regulation to which they object and the grounds for
the objection (90 FR 20097 at 20100). Within each objection, persons
also must specifically state whether they request a hearing. We
received two general comments, one that did not address calcium
phosphate or color additives and one that disagreed with the order, but
the comments did not meet the requirements to be considered an
objection under 21 CFR 12.22(a)(2) or (3). Therefore, we find that the
effective date of the final order that published in the Federal
Register of May 12, 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 May 12, 2025, final order. Accordingly, the
amendments issued thereby became effective June 26, 2025.
Grace R. Graham,
Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-16047 Filed 8-20-25; 8:45 am]
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