美国FDA将撤回2016果蔬汁作为着色剂的行业指南草案

　　据美国食品药品管理局（FDA）消息，近日美国FDA发布通告称，由于存在技术问题，将撤回2016果蔬汁作为着色剂的行业指南草案。

　　 据了解，近期有评论指出，行业指南草案中的做法与现行企业中提升食品安全的操作规范不一致。美国FDA曾就果蔬汁作为着色剂，以举例的方式回答了企业的疑问。在美国，着色剂用于食品需经过美国FDA批准。美国FDA已批准部分果蔬汁用作食品中的着色剂。

　　 部分原文报道如下：

　　 The Food and Drug Administration is withdrawing a 2016 draft guidance on the use of fruit juice and vegetable juice as color additives based on public comments that raised substantive technical concerns. The concerns include that the guidance promoted practices that may be inconsistent with current industry practices intended to enhance food safety.

　　 Historically, the FDA has responded to industry questions on the use of vegetable juices and fruit juices as color additives on a case-by-case basis. Color additives used in food must be approved for use by the FDA. The FDA has authorized the use of juice from certain fruit and vegetables （21 CFR 73.250 and 21 CFR 73.260, respectively） as color additives in food. The draft guidance was developed to assist industry understanding whether plant-derived color additives meet the specifications in these regulations or require separate approval as color additives. Although the FDA is withdrawing this draft guidance, the regulations authorizing certain plant-derived color additives remain in place and the agency will continue to respond on a case-by-case basis to industry questions on these topics. In addition, the FDA intends to continue evaluating information submitted to its docket and consulting with stakeholders in considering next steps.