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    Canada approves lycopene as a food colorant

    • Last Update: 2021-03-20
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to the Canadian Ministry of Health , recently Health Canada issued notification update food colorants list of approved lycopene as a food coloring agent for a range of food.
    It is understood that Health Canada issued an announcement on March 24 this year to solicit opinions on this issue. The comment period is 75 days.
    However, during the comment period, it has not received any latest scientific information. After the risk assessment, Health Canada did not find any health risks,
    so it updated the list of food colorants and approved lycopene to be used in a series of foods.
    Some of the original reports are as follows:
    Health Canada is Food Directorate completed a detailed safety assessment of a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of lycopene extract from tomato as a food colouring agent.
    Since this is a food additive that was not previously permitted for use in Canada,
    Health Canada published a Notice of Health Canada is Proposal to Enable the Use of a New Food Additive, Lycopene Extract from Tomato,
    as a Food Colouring Agent in Various Foods-Reference Number: NOP/AVP-0024 on March 24, 2017.
    The proposal was open to the public for comment for 75 days, during which no new scientific information in response to the proposal was submitted to the Department.
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