# 2026-15920: FDA shuts down red dye drama: Micro-Tracers' hearing plea rejected

2026-15920, Micro-Tracers, Inc.; Response to Objections and Requests for a Public Hearing, is a Federal Register rule from Health and Human Services Department, Food and Drug Administration published 2026-08-05, effective 2027-01-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-12).

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- As of: 2026-08-12
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-15920
- Title: Micro-Tracers, Inc.; Response to Objections and Requests for a Public Hearing
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 50475
- Published: 2026-08-05
- Effective: 2027-01-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-08-12

## In one line

FDA shuts down red dye drama: Micro-Tracers' hearing plea rejected

## Summary

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) received objections and requests for a public hearing submitted by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, on behalf of Micro-Tracers, Inc. (Micro-Tracers or objector), on the order granting a color additive petition (3C0323) requesting that we repeal specified regulations to no longer provide for the safe use of FD&C Red No. 3 in food (including dietary supplements) and ingested drugs. After reviewing the objections, we have concluded that the objections do not raise issues of material fact that justify a hearing. We are also providing notice that the administrative stay of the effective date for the repeal and delisting of the color additive regulations is now lifted.

## Effects PRIA read

- FD&C Red No. 3 Delisted for Foods/Drugs: benefit, high. You will no longer be able to use FD&C Red No. 3 as an allowed color additive in food (including dietary supplements) starting January 15, 2027, and in ingested drugs starting January 18, 2028. The FDA concluded the data show FD&C Red No. 3 induces cancer in male rats and therefore amended the colo…
- Stay Lifted; Compliance Dates Confirmed: cost, medium. If you make or sell foods, dietary supplements, or ingested drugs that use FD&C Red No. 3, the FDA lifted the administrative stay on August 5, 2026 and confirmed compliance deadlines of January 15, 2027 for food (including dietary supplements) and January 18, 2028 for ingested drugs. The FDA also d…

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## Sources
- [2026-15920 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/05/2026-15920/micro-tracers-inc-response-to-objections-and-requests-for-a-public-hearing)
- [2026-15920 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-05/pdf/2026-15920.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-15920 (as of 2026-08-12).