The FDA is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of spirulina extract made from the dried biomass of Arthrospira platensis as a color additive in candy and chewing gum.
August 15/Washington/FDA -- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending the color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of spirulina extract made from the dried biomass of the cyanobacteria Arthrospira platensis (A. platensis) as a color additive in candy and chewing gum.
The move comes in response to a petention filed by Mars Inc., and the rule will be effective from September 13, 2013.