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11 April 2023  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 11 April 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of  the United States of America . 
 
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Filing of Color Additive Petition From Center  for Science in the Public Interest, et al.; Request To 
Revoke Color Additive Listing for Use of FD&C Red No. 3 in Food and Ingested Drugs; Extension of 
Comment Period  
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the color additive 
petition for which we published a notice of filing in the Federal Register of 17 February 2023. In the 
notice, FDA requested comments on a filed color addit ive petition submitted by Center for Science in 
the Public Interest, et al., proposing that FDA repeal the color additive regulations providing for the 
use of FD&C Red No. 3 in foods (including dietary supplements) and in ingested drugs. We are taking 
this action in response to a request for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to 
submit comments.  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-30/pdf/2023 -06579.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/SPS/USA/23_8838_00_e.pdf  
This addendum concerns a:  
[X] Modification of final date for com ments  
[ ] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date of entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  
[ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addend um to the notification and/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : FDA is extending the comment period on the color additive petition for 
which a notice of filing was published in the Federal Register of 17 February 2023 
(88 FR 10245). Either electronic or written comments must be  submitted by 18 May 
2023.  G/SPS/N/USA/3368/Add.1  
 
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  Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [  ] National Notification Authority, 
[ ] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
You may submit comments as follows. Please  note that late, untimely filed comments will not be 
considered. The https://www.regulations.gov  electronic filing system will accept comments until 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 18 May 2023. Comments re ceived by mail/hand delivery/courier (for 
written/paper submissions) will be considered timely if they are received on or before that date.  
Submit electronic comments in the following way:  
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov . Follow the instructions for submitting 
comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to 
https://www.regulations.gov  will be posted t o the docket unchanged. Because your comment will 
be made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment does not include any 
confidential information that you or a third party may not wish to be posted, such as medical 
information, your  or anyone else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your name, contact information, 
or other information that identifies you in the body of your comments, that inf ormation will be 
posted on https://www.regulations.gov . 
• If you want to submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made 
available to the public, submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see "Written/Paper Submissions" and "Instructions").  
Text(s) available from: [  ] National Notification Authority, [  ] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
Text can be found in the Federal Register, Vol. 88, No. 61, Page 19026 or on the internet at: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-03-30/pdf/2023 -06579.pdf . 
 
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