- FDA will publish a rule revoking the existing food additive authorization for brominated vegetable oil (BVO) on July 3, 2024. BVO is a mixture of vegetable oils (generally corn, cottonseed,
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Health Canada Proposes to Remove Authorization for Brominated Vegetable Oil
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- Last month Health Canada announced a proposal to remove brominated vegetable oil (BVO) as a permitted food additive. It is currently authorized for use as a density adjusting agent in
California Assembly Approves Color Additive Ban in Schools
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- On May 21, 2024, the California Assembly passed AB 2316, ordering it to the Senate. If enacted, the bill would prohibit public schools from offering, selling, or otherwise providing
FDA Updates List of Chemicals Under Review
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- On March 4, 2024, FDA updated its list of select chemicals currently under review to include more information about the agency’s assessment of previously approved chemicals in the food supply.
CA Governor Newsom Signs Food Additive Ban into Law
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- This past weekend California governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 418 into law. This bill will prohibit the use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben, and Red No.
Defamation Lawsuit Filed Against Researcher Over Comments About Splenda
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Splenda Pans Scientist’s Cancer Claims As ‘Fearmongering’ (subscription to Law360 required)
- Sucralose is approved by FDA for use in food as a sweetener. A May 29, 2023 published research paper,
FDA Releases List of Food Additives No Longer GRAS
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- On July 12, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a public inventory of certain food ingredients that the agency has determined to have unsafe uses in food
European Parliamentary Committee Rejects Proposed Lower Limits for Nitrite and Nitrite additives; Favors Total Ban
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- On June 27, 2023, the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (ENVI) narrowly voted against a proposal to lower the maximum permitted limits for the food additives
Food Chemicals Ban Bill Moves Forward in California Assembly
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- As we previously blogged, a California bill co-sponsored by Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and now being debated in the California State Assembly would, if passed,
Senate Bill to Revise and Reassess GRAS Program
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- On May 27, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), alongside Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass)., introduced the Ensuring Safe and Toxic-Free Foods Act, which is described as “comprehensive
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