The FDA has finalized the removal of one food dye authorization from federal regulations and proposed removing another. Neither dye is currently used in the American food supply, which is precisely why the agency acted.
In a July 22 announcement, the agency issued a final order revoking the authorized use of Orange B and proposed revoking the authorization for Citrus Red No. 2. In both cases, the FDA concluded that industry had abandoned the use, making the regulations, in the agency's words, outdated and unnecessary.
