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By Renee Leber, Technical Services Manager, Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
As more states seek to ban foods with certain dyes or additives in the name of food safety, consumers and the food industry alike are left wondering what comes next.
California has a history of progressive
Continue Reading Dye on the vine
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We tend to think of public policy as policy that benefits “the public.” Yet few policies, even within the domain of food safety, aim to protect a hypothetical “average consumer” so much as they seek to prevent harms to vulnerable populations or individuals. In some instances, a
Continue Reading The duty to protect (some of us)
It took a few days, but California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the first-of-its-kind ban on six harmful dyes in school food.
The new law prohibits public schools from serving food and beverages containing synthetic colorings, which California lawmakers believe are linked to neurobehavioral issues experienced by some children.
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Continue Reading Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives
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Renee Shutters of Jamestown, NY, noticed adverse effects in her son’s behavior and attention span after he consumed M&M’s made with artificial food colors (AFCs). Beginning a petition on Change.org, Shutters called out food manufacturing corporation Mars, for their use of synthetic food dyes in M&M’s. After
Continue Reading Is the FDA really in our corner? The hidden truth about artificial food colors
Pennsylvania State Rep. Natalie Mihalek has introduced House Bill 2116, to prohibit certain substances in food in the state.
Today, Rep. Mihalek, Rep. Melissa Shusterman, and Sen. Devlin Robinson are hosting a press conference on this legislation. Pennsylvania is the fourth state to consider such legislation after California, New York
Continue Reading Ban on some food additives finds opposition in Pennsylvania Legislature
A survey on herb and spice authenticity in Europe has found potential adulteration, illegal dyes and allergens.
The work was overseen by DG SANTE, the European Commission’s health and safety body, and carried out in 21 EU member states, Switzerland and Norway.
Technical support came from the Joint Research Centre,
Continue Reading EU survey on herbs and spices finds fraud, dyes, extraneous material, allergen risks
The Center for Food Safety is challenging the FDA’s approval of a color additive used to make Impossible Foods’ plant-based burger appear to “bleed” like real meat. The advocacy group claims that the FDA’s decision was not based on “convincing evidence” as required by regulation.
In a brief filed Jan.
Continue Reading Lawsuit challenges FDA approval of additive that makes Impossible Burger ‘bleed’
The Food and Drug Administration uses import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed.
Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click on the links to view the full
Continue Reading Canned foods, seafood, supplements among revised alerts
Exposure assessments conducted by the Food and Drug Administration find that most American kids are exposed to food dyes. FDA has not yet published the full results, but according to results presented Aug. 13 at the 248th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, estimates of at least 96 percent
Continue Reading FDA Assessment: Most Children are Exposed to Food Dyes
Today’s leading cola beverages contain high levels of a substance linked to cancer in animals, according to new research.
An independent study commissioned by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) uncovered 4-methylimidazole, or 4-MI, in Coke, Diet Coke, Pepsi and Diet Pepsi at levels 4.8 times greater
Continue Reading Sodas Contain Animal Carcinogen, Study Finds
