# Federal Register #2026-23112

FDA confirms revocation of Orange B regulation for sausage and frankfurter casings

**Buyer:** Department of Health and Human Services / Food and Drug Administration
**Posted:** November 13, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-23112

The FDA notice confirms that the regulation permitting Orange B on frankfurter and sausage casings or surfaces has been revoked.
- **Government agency:** U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- **Regulatory action:** The FDA confirms its final order revoking the Orange B color-additive regulation for frankfurter and sausage casings or surfaces.
- **Status:** The FDA received no objections or requests for a hearing.
- **Procurement:** This is a regulatory notice, not a solicitation; no products or services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are requested or identified.

### Description

The FDA confirms September 8, 2026, as the effective date of its final order published July 23, 2026. That order repealed the regulation permitting Orange B to color the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages. No objections or requests for a hearing were filed in response to the final order.

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