- On May 3, FDA announced that it has filed a color additive petition (CAP 3C0325), submitted by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the Center for Environmental Health (CEH), the
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FDA Proposes Color Certification Fee Increase
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- On November 1, the FDA issued a proposed rule to amend the color additive regulation to increase the fee for certification services. If finalized, the fees for straight colors including
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CSPI Submits Petition to FDA to Ban Red No. 3
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- On October 24, 2022, a coalition of advocacy groups, led by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), submitted a petition to FDA to ban the use of
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FDA Approves New Blue Color Additive
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- Last month, FDA issued a final rule to approve a new blue color additive made from butterfly pea flower (clitoria ternaea) for use in (1) alcoholic beverages, (2)
OEHHA Releases Report Assessing Potential Neurobehavioral Effects of Synthetic Food Dyes in Children
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- On August 28, 2020, the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) of the California Environmental Protection Agency announced its release of a draft report on the potential neurological impacts
France Publishes Order Suspending Sale of Foods Containing Titanium Dioxide
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- The French Authorities will suspend the marketing of foods containing (titanium dioxide – TiO2, E 171) as of January 2020. Links below, except the last one, are to the French
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FDA Withdraws Draft Guidance on the Use of Certain Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives
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FDA Reopens Comment Period for Draft Guidance on “Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food”
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- As previously covered on this blog, on December 14, 2016, FDA announced the publication of Draft Guidance on “Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food” to
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on “Fruit Juice and Vegetable Juice as Color Additives in Food”
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- As our readership is well aware, fruit juice and vegetable juice can be used under certain conditions as color additives in food under 21 C.F.R. 73.250 (fruit juice) and 21