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Proposal To Remove the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages; Proposed Amendment; Proposed Order
The United States issued an addendum on 24 July 2026 to the earlier SPS notification G/SPS/N/USA/3531. Addenda often report that a measure was adopted, changed, postponed or withdrawn. The measure was first notified on 13 October 2025. The comment period closed on 24 August 2026.
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The comment period closed on 24 August 2026. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO SPS enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/SPS/N/USA/3531/Add.1; it can take them up with the United States.
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Revocation of the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages; Final amendment; Order
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is issuing an order to repeal the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Orange B for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. We have determined that the authorized use of Orange B has been abandoned, and we have concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary. Therefore, FDA is revoking the authorized use in food of Orange B in the color additive regulations. This order is effective 8 September 2026. If any provisions are delayed or stayed by the filing of proper objections, FDA will publish such notification in the Federal Register.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to issue an order that would remove the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Orange B for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. Based on certification data, it appears that Orange B is no longer used for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages and has not been certified for use as a color additive in food marketed in the United States since 1978. Because the authorized use of Orange B appears to have been abandoned, we have tentatively concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary.
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AddendumG/SPS/N/USA/3531/Add.1
Comment deadline: Closed on 24 August 2026
Revocation of the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages; Final amendment; Order
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is issuing an order to repeal the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Orange B for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. We have determined that the authorized use of Orange B has been abandoned, and we have concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary. Therefore, FDA is revoking the authorized use in food of Orange B in the color additive regulations. This order is effective 8 September 2026. If any provisions are delayed or stayed by the filing of proper objections, FDA will publish such notification in the Federal Register.
Regular notificationG/SPS/N/USA/3531
Comment deadline: Closed on 17 October 2025
Proposal To Remove the Color Additive Listing for Use of Orange B on Casings or Surfaces of Frankfurters and Sausages; Proposed Amendment; Proposed Order
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to issue an order that would remove the color additive regulation that allows for the use of Orange B for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. Based on certification data, it appears that Orange B is no longer used for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages and has not been certified for use as a color additive in food marketed in the United States since 1978. Because the authorized use of Orange B appears to have been abandoned, we have tentatively concluded that this color additive regulation is outdated and unnecessary.
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