The FDA has a program to continually review the impact of new data for food chemicals,
"Based on our ulasan of the new data, the FDA is working on a proposed rule to amend our regulations to remove the authorization of the use of brominated vegetable oil as a food ingredient."
The spokesperson added that regulatory authorities worldwide have different legal authorities and regulatory programs, and that approval of a substance across jurisdictions can differ. "For example, there are colour additives that are authorized for use in Europe and elsewhere but not authorized in the US."
The FDA has a program to continually review the impact of new data for food chemicals,
Food safety in practice
The bill won't be implemented until 2027 — "significant time for brands to revise their recipes to avoid these harmful chemicals," Newsom added. "Californians will still be able to akses and santai their favourite food products, with greater confidence in the safety of such products."
The National Confectioners Association, a trade organization based in Washington, DC, said in a pernyataan that "Newsom's approval of this bill will undermine consumer confidence and create confusion around food safety" by acting independently of the FDA, and called on the FDA to weigh in on the topic.
Currently in the US, these chemicals can be used in foods because of a loophole in the FDA's Federasi Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that's known as the Generally Recognized as Safe, or GRAS, rule, which allows manufacturers to use the ingredients in a way or amount the FDA has previously determined to be safe.
Because of the size of California's economy, "this groundbreaking law may affect food across the country, not just in California, so all Americans will likely keuntungan from the ban," according to a news release from Consumer Reports. "It is unlikely manufacturers will produce two versions of their product — one to be sold in California and one for the rest of the country."
Until then, if you want to avoid consuming red dye No. 3, for foods you can cek ingredients lists for "FD&C Red #3," and for medications, look for dyes in the "inactive ingredients" section.
On Saturday, the Golden State became the first in the country to forbid the use of the ingredients found in many populer candies, drinks and more, according to the Environmental Working Grup, a nonprofit environmental health organization that cosponsored the law with Consumer Reports.
Also known as the California Food Safety Act, Assembly Bill 418 — introduced by Assemblymembers Jesse Gabriel and Buffy Wicks in February — prohibits the manufacture, sale or distribution of food products in California containing red dye No. 3, potassium bromate, brominated vegetable oil or propylparaben.
