Health Canada’s proposal to enable the use of Spirulina extract as a colouring agent in various foods (English, HTML)

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2021-10-19

The food industry has for some time expressed interest in the use of Spirulina products to impart colour to foods. Health Canada’s Food Directorate received a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of Spirulina extract as a colouring agent in unstandardized confectionery at a maximum level of use of 2%.