We have surveyed the content of FD&C Blue No. 1, FD&C Blue No. 2, FD&C Green No. 3, FD&C Red No. 3, FD&C Red No. 40, FD&C Yellow No. 5, and FD&C Yellow No. 6 in a variety of food products marketed in the U.S.  in 2012. These seven �FD&C� color additives are required to be batch certified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before they may be used in FDA-regulated food products. We conducted the survey using our recently developed and validated analytical method that involves extracting the color additives using product-specific techniques, isolating them from the non-colored components, and determining the analytes by liquid chromatography with photodiode array detection. The forty-six food products analyzed included beverages, frozen treats, dairy products, candies, icing, jellies, spices, dressings, sauces, and baked products. Total color additive content of products ranged from 1.9 mg/kg � 1221 mg/kg. FDA intends to use the new method for conducting a rigorous, comprehensive dietary exposure assessment of certified color additives.

Survey of certified color additives in food products marketed in the U.S. using liquid chromatography

245th National Meeting (2013)

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