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Do FDA certified color additives and their lakes have to be individually declared in the ingredients statement?

April 26, 2017Additives certified color declared fda individually ingredients lakes

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Do FDA certified color additives and their lakes have to be individually declared in the ingredients statement?

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Yes. According to FDA rules (21 CFR 101.22 (K) (1), certified color additives and their lakes are distinct ingredients and, thus, must be declared individually, e.g., “FD&C Red #40” or “Red 40,” in the ingredients statement and not by a grouped term such as “coloring.