Tag: artificial coloring
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FDA Issues Guidance on the Use of Fruit and Vegetable Juices as Color Additives
Responding to food manufacturers’ requests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published industry guidance to clarify when fruit and vegetable juices “may be used as color additives for foods without additional premarket review and approval from the agency under its color additive petition process.” Under current regulations, the agency provides that “the safety…
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Court Denies Stay for FDA “Natural” Guidance in Kraft Artificial Coloring Case
A California federal court has denied Kraft Food Group Inc.’s request to stay class action litigation alleging the company’s fat-free cheese product is misleadingly labeled “natural” because it contains artificial coloring, finding that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) expected guidance on the term “natural” does not affect the issues of the case. Morales…
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CSPI Urges FDA to Mandate Warning Labels on Foods Containing Synthetic Food Coloring
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require labeling on foods containing synthetic food dyes such as FD&C Green 3 and FD&C Blue 2. CSPI’s latest move follows its January 2016 publication of a report critical of FDA’s inattention to food dyes…
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CSPI Report Calls for FDA Action on Food Dyes
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has published a report criticizing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) lack of action on food dyes. Titled Seeing Red: Time for Action on Food Dyes, the report points to studies allegedly linking food-dye consumption to behavioral issues in children—particularly those diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity…
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Most Claims Dismissed in ECJ Case Against Whole Foods
A California federal court has dismissed without leave to amend several claims in a lawsuit alleging that Whole Foods Market fraudulently and misleadingly labeled its 365 Everyday Value ketchup, oatmeal and chicken broth as containing “evaporated cane juice” (ECJ) rather than “sugar.” Pratt v. Whole Food Mkt. Cal., Inc., No. 12-5652 (N.D. Cal., San Jose…
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FDA Issues Final Rule on Mica-Based Pearlescent Pigments in Distilled Spirits
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule allowing “the safe use of mica-based pearlescent pigments prepared from titanium dioxide and mica as color additives in certain distilled spirits.” Mica-based pearlescent pigments are currently approved as color additives in many foods and beverages, including distilled spirits containing “not less than 18…
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Kraft “Natural” Fat-Free Cheese Challenged in Puerto Rico Court
A consumer has filed a putative class action against Kraft Foods Group Inc. alleging that the company’s fat-free cheese is mislabeled as “natural” because it contains artificial or synthetic ingredients, including “artificial color.” Quiñones-Gonzalez v. Kraft Foods Grp., Inc., No. 15-1892 (D.P.R., filed July 27, 2015). The plaintiff asserts that she relied on the “natural”…
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Class Certified in Fat-Free Cheddar Cheese “Natural” Lawsuit
A California federal court has certified a class of consumers challenging the “natural” label on Kraft’s fat-free cheddar cheese product but limited the class only to consumers who relied on that labeling when purchasing the product. Morales v. Kraft Foods Grp., Inc., No. 14-4387 (C.D. Cal., order entered June 23, 2015). The complaint had asserted…