Listing of Color Additive Exempt From Certification; Spirulina Extract; Delay of Effective Date

Department of Agriculture (USDA), and foods for which standards of identity have been issued under section 401 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), unless the use of the added color is authorized by such standards) at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice (GMP); to lower the heavy metal specifications for lead, arsenic, and mercury; and to add a specification for cadmium. The delay of the effective date is required by law following the filing of timely objections and a request for a hearing on the final order. This announcement does not reflect a change in our determination that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from the use of this color additive under the conditions of its intended use. In addition, this announcement does not constitute a determination that all of the issues raised in the submission constitute objections or that a hearing is justified on any objections or requests for a hearing that have been filed.