美国FDA撤销两份有关禁用卡拉胶的请愿书

    食品伙伴网讯   据美国联邦公报消息，9月2日美国FDA发布通报称，已于7月30日撤销两份有关禁用卡拉胶的请愿书。

    第一份请愿书，请求修订食品添加剂法规，禁止在婴幼儿配方食品中使用卡拉胶及其盐；另一份请求修订一般以为安全（GRAS）法规，禁止角叉菜提取物（卡拉胶）用于婴儿配方食品。

    部分原文报道如下：

    The Food and Drug Administration （FDA or we） is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a food additive petition （FAP 3A4798） proposing that the food additive regulations be amended to prohibit the use of carrageenan and salts of carrageenan in infant formula. In addition, FDA is also announcing the withdrawal of a citizen petition requesting that the generally recognized as safe （GRAS） regulations be amended to prohibit the use of Chondrus extract （carrageenin） in infant formula.

    原文链接：<https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/09/02/2014-20665/richard-c-theuer-withdrawal-of-food-additive-petition-and-citizen-petition>