Re: Truth in "truth in labelling" laws

On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:22:50 +0000, Tony Finch wrote:

Joe Thompson <spam+@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am given to understand that in both Canada and Australia this is the
result of stricter food-and-drug laws than in the US. In the US, Jolt
Cola, Mountain Dew, and in fact pretty much all caffeinated soft drinks
escape FDA regulation as a drug by claiming the caffeine is a flavoring
agent, whereas in other countries like .au and .ca they either face
regulation or have to be sold without added caffeine. -- Joe

Mountain Dew isn't brown enough to be allowed caffeine.

http://www.ifsqn.com/forum/index.php/topic/8026-caffeine-law/
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Caffeine is strictly regulated under the Food and Drug Regulations. It is
approved as a miscellaneous food additive under Table VIII, Division 16,
and it is only permitted to be added to "cola-type beverages" up to 200
ppm in the final product.
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Gosh, I wonder which multinational corporation the Canadian government
didn't want to piss off?

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