Filing of Color Additive Petition From Doehler GmbH; Request To Amend the Color Additive Regulations To Provide for the Safe Use of Calcium Sulfate in Various Foods at Levels Consistent With Good Manufacturing Practice

What it does

• •Announces that the FDA has received a petition from Doehler GmbH requesting amendment of color additive regulations to allow calcium sulfate use in five categories of food: coated candies, dry milk, whey products, powdered creamers, and icings/baked good fillings.
• •Proposes that calcium sulfate be permitted at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice in the specified foods.
• •States that the petitioner claims categorical exemption from environmental review based on the substance's natural occurrence and lack of significant environmental impact.

Why it matters

• •The petition seeks to expand allowable food additive uses, potentially affecting food manufacturing and product formulation for multiple food categories.
• •The FDA's determination on this petition will establish whether calcium sulfate can be used as a color additive in these specific food applications under current regulations.

Who is affected

• •Doehler GmbH and other manufacturers producing coated candies, dry milk, whey products, powdered creamers, and icings or baked good fillings.
• •Consumers of products in these food categories if the petition is approved.

What happens next

The FDA will review the petition (CAP 6C0342) and determine whether to grant the request and whether environmental review is required; interested parties may access petition details through the Federal Register docket number FDA-2026-C-10597 at regulations.gov.