Color Additive Petitions
As prescribed by law, a color additive must be shown to be safe and be listed in the CFR before it may be used to color foods, drugs, cosmetics or certain medical devices. An interested person may petition the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of a proposed color additive and submit data demonstrating its safety and suitability as described in 21 CFR Part 71. The FDA will, upon written request, advise on the adequacy of experiments planned to yield these data (21 CFR 70.42(c)). If, upon evaluation of the data in the petition, additional data, and public comments, the Agency finds that the proposed color additive is safe and suitable for the intended use, then a regulation may be issued or an existing regulation altered, thereby listing the color additive for such use. The color additive will be listed in 21 CFR Part 73 if it is exempt from batch certification, or in 21 CFR Part 74 if it is subject to batch certification.
Petition Listings
- Food and Color Additives Final Rules
- Food Additive and Color Additive Petitions Under Review or Held in Abeyance
- Regulatory Status of Color Additives
Food Additive Listings
Petition Guidance
- Guidance for Industry: Color Additive Petitions - FDA Recommendations for Submission of Chemical and Technological Data on Color Additives for Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, or Medical Devices
- Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Color Additive Petition for Submission to the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition for Color Additives Used in or on Contact Lenses
- Guidance for Industry: Preparing a Claim of Categorical Exclusion or an Environmental Assessment for Submission to CFSAN
- Summary Table of Recommended Toxicological Testing for Additives Used in Food
- Pre-Petition Consultations for Food Additives and Color Additives
- Redbook
- Ingredients, Additives, GRAS & Packaging Guidance Documents & Regulatory Information
Related Information
- Providing Regulatory Submissions to OFAS