Tag: additive
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FDA Extends Deadline for Comments on Expanding the Redbook
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the deadline for public comments about whether to expand the products included in its guidance titled “Toxicological Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Ingredients”—also known as the “Redbook.” The agency is apparently considering this expansion “to include chemical safety assessments for all products over which…
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Food Contaminants, Veterinary Drug Residues Topics of Upcoming Codex Delegate Meetings
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Health and Human Services have announced a February 23, 2015, public meeting in College Park, Maryland, to discuss draft positions for consideration at the 9th Session of the Codex Committee on Contaminants in Food in…
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U.S. Codex Delegates Schedule Food Additives Meeting
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety and the Food and Drug Administration have announced a February 17, 2015, public meeting in College Park, Maryland, to discuss draft U.S. positions for consideration during the 47th Session of the Codex Committee on Food Additives slated for March 23-27 in Xi’an,…
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EWG Advises Consumers to Avoid Certain Food Additives in Updated Guide
Consumer advocacy watchdog Environmental Working Group (EWG) has issued a new iteration of its “Dirty Dozen Guide to Food Additives.” Reportedly based on hundreds of studies and information culled from EWG’s Food Scores database, the resource purports to cover “food additives associated with serious health concerns, ingredients banned or restricted in other countries, and other…
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FDA Seeks Comments on Expanding the Redbook
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a public meeting and is soliciting public input on whether to expand the products included in its guidance, titled “Toxicological Principles for the Safety Assessment of Food Ingredients”—also known as the “Redbook.” The agency is apparently considering this expansion “to include chemical safety assessments for all…
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FDA Denies Citizen Petitions Seeking Aspartame Ban
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has denied two citizen petitions asking the agency to prohibit the use of aspartame as a non-caloric sweetener. Dated July 16, 2002, the first petition argued that the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness Response Act authorizes FDA to recall dangerous chemicals without manufacturer approval. Citing studies conducted…
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Codex Meeting to Focus on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration have scheduled an October 28, 2014, public meeting in Washington, D.C., to solicit comments about draft positions to be considered at the 36th Session of the Codex Committee on Nutrition and Foods for Special Dietary Uses (CCNFSDU) of the Codex Alimentarius Commission in Bali, Indonesia,…
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Washington Post Targets Lack of Food Additive Scrutiny
Discussing the expedited approval process for food additives that took effect 17 years ago, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Deputy Commissioner for Food Michael Taylor recently told Washington Post reporter Kimberly Kindy that the agency does not have “the information to vouch for the safety of many of these chemicals.” According to the August…