The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it has approved the use of three color additives from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food. The move comes amid growing ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved three new color additives from natural sources “that will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely ...

The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of three natural-source colors in food items. Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate can ...

Three New Color Food Additives From Natural Sources Approved by FDA By Stephanie Brown HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the ...

It takes a lot of red cabbage One cost driver is that extracting large volumes of color from natural sources is far more complex than mixing chemical dyes, says Melissa Wright, a food-safety ...

Bacterial contamination remains a concern with some natural dye sources, requiring stringent safety protocols during production. Additionally, natural dyes may perform differently in various food ...

Blue is especially difficult. There aren’t many natural sources of the color and those that exist can be hard to maintain during processing. Also, a natural color costs about 10 times more to ...

The colors "will expand the palette of available colors from natural sources for manufacturers to safely use in food," the FDA said. The colors are Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower ...