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Food & Drink · United StatesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced last week that it had approved a new blue food dye derived from the fruit of the Gardenia plant. The additive is approved for use in sports drinks, flavored or enhanced non-carbonated water, fruit drinks and ready-to-drink teas, along with hard and soft candies. According to a July 14 news release, the agency granted Gardenia Blue Interest Group’s (GBIG) color additive petition to use the new…See the Story
FDA Approves Natural Blue Food Dye Made From Gardenia Fruit
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DEA · United StatesThe Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information The retirement of the DEA’s chief administrative law judge shifts the marijuana rescheduling case directly to recently sworn-in DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. Judge John Mulrooney has officially stepped down, with his retirement official as of August 1. The retirement comes just days after Cole was sworn in as the new leader of the DEA. Mulrooney had been overseeing the rescheduling proceed…See the Story