Sep. 22 – Canada: Food and Drug Regulations — Amendments
From the Canada Gazette:
Provision currently exists in the Food and Drug Regulations for the use of allura red, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine as colouring agents in a variety of food products, including fish roe (caviar) at a maximum level of use of 300 ppm, singly or in combination. Brilliant blue FCF is permitted as a colouring agent in various foods, including fish roe (caviar) at a maximum level of use of 100 ppm, singly or in combination with fast green FCF.
Health Canada has received a submission to permit the use of a blend of allura red, brilliant blue FCF, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine as colouring agents in lumpfish caviar at a level of 800 ppm. The maximum level of use for allura red, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine, singly or in combination, would be 550 ppm and the maximum level of use for brilliant blue FCF would be 300 ppm. Evaluation of available data supports the safety and effectiveness of allura red, brilliant blue FCF, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine as colouring agents in the production of lumpfish caviar.
The use of allura red, brilliant blue FCF, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine will benefit consumers by increasing the availability of quality food products. It will also benefit industry through more efficient and improved manufacturing conditions.
Therefore, it is the intention of Health Canada to recommend that the Food and Drug Regulations be amended to permit the use of allura red, sunset yellow FCF and tartrazine as colouring agents in the production of lumpfish caviar, singly or in combination, at a maximum level of use of 550 ppm, and to permit the use of brilliant blue FCF as a colouring agent in the production of lumpfish caviar at a maximum level of use of 300 ppm with a total level of the four colours not to exceed 800 ppm.
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