Health Canada’s proposal to enable the use of Spirulina extract as a colouring agent in various foods

The food industry has for some time expressed interest in the use of Spirulina products to impart colour to foods. Health Canada’s Food Directorate received a food additive submission seeking approval for the use of Spirulina extract as a colouring agent in unstandardized confectionery at a maximum level of use of 2%.

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Dernière modification avril 17, 2026, 17:29 (TU)
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open_canada_keywords {"fr": ["additifs alimentaires", "additifs alimentaires homologués", "utilisation d'extrait de spiruline", "colorant", "confiserie non standardisée"], "en": ["food additives", "approved food additives", "use of spirulina extract", "colouring agent", "unstandardized confectionery"]}
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title_fr Proposition de Santé Canada visant à permettre l’utilisation de l’extrait de spiruline à titre de colorant dans une variété d’aliments
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