Fermentalg; Filing of Color Additive Petition

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 73 [Docket No. FDA-2021-C-0925] AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notification of petition. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by Fermentalg, proposing that the color additive regulations be amended to provide for the safe use of blue Galdieria extract, derived from unicellular red algae ( Galdieria sulphuraria ), as a color additive in various food categories at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. DATES: The color additive petition was filed on July 27, 2021. 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 document 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: Stephanie A. Hice, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, 5001 Campus Dr., College Park, MD 20740, 301-348-1740. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 721(d)(1) the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379e(d)(1) ), we are giving notice that we have filed a color additive petition (CAP 1C0320), submitted by Fermentalg, 4 Rue Rivière, 33500 Libourne, France. The petition proposes to amend the color add…