JD Supra

FDA Food Chemical Regulation After the MAHA Executive Order

Just before the change in administration, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made headlines by revoking approvals to use the color additive FD&C Red Dye No. 3 in food after January 15, 2027. This ...
Food

FDA delays beetroot red and spirulina color approvals amid stakeholder safety and labeling worries

The Food and Drug Administration has delayed the effective dates of its final order approving beetroot red and spirulina extract as color additives exempt from certification, following objections ...
KETV Omaha

After push to remove artificial coloring, FDA approves 3 natural food dyes

APP. FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT, THERE’S A FEDERAL BAN ON RED DYE. NUMBER THREE, THAT’S THE INGREDIENT THAT CREATES A BRIGHT CHERRY RED COLOR WHEN IT’S ADDED TO FOOD AND TO DRINKS AND TO DRUGS. BUT ...
JD Supra

FDA Takes Steps to Ease Path for Non-Petroleum Food Colors

After years of maintaining a policy that any added color in food is “artificial color,” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a letter to industry announcing that it will exercise ...
Food

Out of the blue: What the FDA delay means for spirulina extract

Food colors are facing heightened scrutiny in the US, particularly around safety and labeling. Understanding how they’re regulated has become increasingly important for manufacturers – but is often ...
RAPS

Pharma groups suggest changes to FDA’s guidance on replacing color additives

Industry groups representing drugmakers have expressed support for a US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft guidance that would make it easier to replace color additives in drugs, though they ...