3. List of Permitted Colouring Agents (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)

This List of Permitted Colouring Agents sets out authorized food additives that are used to add or restore colour to a food. It is incorporated by reference in the Marketing Authorization for Food Additives That May Be Used as Colouring Agents.

Note: A transition guide has been created to provide stakeholders with further information on the Lists of Permitted Food Additives as well as guidance on how to interpret and use these lists.

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Table notes

This colouring agent is a synthetic colour, as defined in B.06.001, Division 6, Part B of the Food and Drug Regulations. For the purposes of B.06.061, the synthetic colours identified in the List above are water soluble with the exception of Citrus Red No. 2.

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Document Reference Numbers: NOM/ADM-0202; NOM/ADM-0160; NOM/ADM-0158; NOM/ADM-0152; NOM/ADM-0143; NOM/ADM-0129; NOM/ADM-0124; NOM/ADM-0122; NOM/ADM-0108; NOM/ADM-0099; NOM/ADM-0061; NOM/ADM-0051

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