It's Time for More Spirulina Coloring Applications

Published on: May 21, 2014

Thanks to a helpful petition from colors supplier GNT USA (Tarrytown, NY), FDA now permits spirulina as a colorant for food products. The rule is effective on May 13, 2014, and it overrides previous legislation that restricted spirulina as a colorant to candies and gums.

FDA now permits spirulina as a colorant for food products, thanks to a helpful petition from colors supplier GNT USA (Tarrytown, NY). FDA's rule is effective May 13, 2014, and it overrides previous legislation that restricted spirulina as a colorant to candies and gums.