Posted June 12, 2014
The
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed the final rule that amended the
color additive regulations to expand the permitted use of spirulina, an extract
made from the dried biomass of the cyanobacteria Arthrospira
platensis (A. platensis), as a color additive in food. The Federal
Register notice is available here.
The final rule appeared in the April
11, 2014, Federal Register
and was made effective May 13, 2014.
For more information on food
safety, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
