FDA Approves Gardenia Blue for Your Next Candy Crush
Published Date: 10/1/2025
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Summary
The FDA is making it official that starting August 29, 2025, gardenia (genipin) blue can be safely used as a color in drinks and candies. This means companies making sports drinks, flavored waters, teas, and candies can add this cool blue color following good manufacturing rules. No extra costs or delays—just a fresh new shade hitting shelves soon!
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FDA Allows Gardenia Blue in Drinks
If you make sports drinks, flavored or enhanced non-carbonated water, fruit drinks and ades, ready-to-drink teas, hard candy, or soft candy, you may use gardenia (genipin) blue as a color additive starting August 29, 2025. The use must be at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice (GMP).
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