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Colored Hawaiian salt could evaporate under federal ban

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

The FDA has issued a warning that the color additives used to make red and black Hawaiian salt — clay from Kauai and charcoal — are not approved as safe, thereby rendering the popular gourmet items technically illegal for sale.

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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

The FDA has issued a warning that the color additives used to make red and black Hawaiian salt—clay from Kauai and charcoal—are not approved as safe, thereby rendering the popular gourmet items technically illegal for sale.