How artificial food dyes are regulated in Canada
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced plans to phase out some food dyes, most of which remain allowed in Canada.聽
Stephane Bayen, an associate professor and chair of 91导航视频's Department of Food Science & Agricultural Chemistry, told聽CBC that聽some synthetic food additives have a petrochemical origin and others don't.
Artificial food dyes offer no nutritional advantages, said Bayen, noting that they're added to make products more visually attractive to consumers.
Bayen explained that Canadian regulators assess the risk of all food additives including artificial food dyes and that, in Canada, food colourings are required to be listed on the label.
Canadian regulators may take action if a food product contains a colour additive that is found in a food that's not approved.
"At the end of the day, you should not be using the food colour to cheat the consumer," Bayen said.