FSIS says Food Additive Reevaluation Working Group Established
The Codex Committee on Food Additives (CCFA) established a new electronic working group on prioritization criteria for the re-evaluation of food additives by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), said the Food Safety and Inspection Service. The…
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working group plans to (1) compile information from members and other organizations, including from the industry producing food additives, on the detailed list of the 107 food colors evaluated by JECFA since 1956; and (2) establish a prioritized list of food colors based on the prioritization tool, it said. Canada will lead the electronic working group. Observers interested in participating in this eWG should provide the name(s), official title, and email address of their representative(s) to Dr. Madeline Weld (madeline.weld@hc-sc.gc.ca) with a copy to the Canadian Codex contact point at Codex_Canada@hc-sc.gc.ca by July 6, 2012. Parties in the U.S. that are interested in contributing to the U.S. participation in this eWG should contact the U.S. Codex Office (USCodex@fsis.usda.gov).