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The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has proposed new standards for infant formula and functional food ingredients, sweeteners and food colorings. These standards are available as a resource to manufacturers and suppliers to help ensure the identity, quality and purity of ingredients used in finished foods—both domestically and internationally. The Food Chemicals Codex (FCC) includes standards for a full range of ingredients used in foods, including colorings, flavorings, nutrients, preservatives, emulsifiers and thickeners, among others. The compendium accommodates any food ingredient or additive that can be legally added to food in the U.S. or elsewhere. The FCC Forum is the free-access online vehicle through which USP—the organization that publishes the FCC—accepts comments on proposed FCC standards. Food manufacturers and all other interested parties are invited to provide feedback on the latest proposed standards available on the FCC Forum during a 90-day comment period, which closes September 30, 2011. For further information: www.usp.org