US health regulators confirm new color additive for chicken and candy

US health regulators have confirmed that calcium phosphate can now be used as a color additive in certain foods. This means manufacturers can add it to ready-to-eat chicken, white candy melts, doughnut sugar, and sugar for coated candies.

This is a small, specific change to food ingredient rules. It allows food manufacturers to use a new ingredient for coloring in a few common products. These kinds of minor approvals happen regularly, slowly expanding the palette of ingredients available to the food industry.