In the December 11, 2015, Federal Register, FDA issued a final rule confirming the November 2, 2015, effective date for the final rule amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments, prepared from titanium dioxide, and mica as a color additive in certain distilled spirits. The effective date originally appeared in the September 30, 2015, Federal Register.

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