SILVER SPRING, Md. , Nov. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.
S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: Today, the FDA issued a final rule , to amend the color additive regulations to increase the fees for certification services. The new fees include a $0.
10 per pound increase for straight colors including lakes. There are also similar increases in fees for repacks of certified color additives and color additive mixtures. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act, certain color additives must be certified by the FDA for use in food, drugs, cosmetics, and certain medical devices.
Certification is performed before the color additives are permitted to be used in these products. As required under the FD&C Act, manufacturers pay fees for certification services and the fees support the FDA's color certification program. The final rule will be effective 30 days after its November 8, 2024 , date of publication in the Federal Register .
On Thursday, the FDA issued a renewal of modified risk granted orders to Swedish Match USA , Inc., for eight General Snus products. With this renewal, these products may continue to be marketed – as they have been authorized to do so since 2019 – with the following modified risk claim:"Using General Snus instead of cigarettes puts you at a lower risk of mouth cancer, heart disease, lung cancer, stroke, emphysema, and chronic bronchitis.
" The products receiving modified risk gran.