Novel Food Information - FloraGLO® Crystalline Lutein

Health Canada has notified Kemin Foods, L.C. that it has no objection to the sale of FloraGLO® Crystalline Lutein as a food ingredient to be added to a wide variety of foods at lutein levels of 0.3 to 10 mg/serving or reference amount to beverages, cereals, puddings and fillings, trail mix, plant based beverages, egg products, margarine-like spreads, salad dressings, frozen desserts, soups, candies, and at 20 mg/day level in food for special dietary use intended as the sole source of nutrition. The Department has conducted a comprehensive safety assessment of the addition of lutein to the Canadian food supply, according to its Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of Novel Foods Derived from Plants and Microorganisms.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 17:35 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 17:35 (UTC)
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title_fr Renseignements sur les aliments nouveaux - Lutéine cristalline FloraGLO®
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