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FDA Takes New Approach To 'No Artificial Colors' Claims In Foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has taken additional steps to support the transition of the nation's food supply from the use of artificial petroleum-based colors to alternatives derived from natural sources.

Companies will now have flexibility to claim products contain 'no artificial colors' when the products do not contain petroleum-based colors. In the past, companies were generally able to make such claims only when their products had no added color whatsoever — whether derived from natural sources or otherwise.

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by Joji Xavier

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