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... chr hansen has an organic food colour project at development stage in the us although the danish supplier said the market is unlikely to become significant in the near term ... as a specialist in natural colours, chr hansen has reaped the rewards of a big switch away from synthetics in recent years – its colours & blends division grew 26 per cent in the financial year 2009/2010 ... monitoring organic progress carsten bennike, executive vp of colours & blends, told foodnavigator ... ” but currently the explosion of natural colours has not prompted the industry to make any big strides into organic territory

... there is no known link between food colouring and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), however wider safety issues remain, says one expert ... a more comprehensive scientific answer to the effects of food colouring additives on children is needed, according to dr andrea chronis-tuscano, an associate professor of psychology and director of the university of maryland adhd program ... she said that debate over whether artificial food colours contribute to childhood adhd “has itself been coloured for decades by weak science and strong emotional beliefs ... ” she added that as one of the scientists testifying before a food and drug administration (fda) panel on the issue last year, she had no qualms “in debunking the alleged connection between these food additives and adhd ... ” colours, kids and controversy controversy over the safety of artificial food colours has been raging for years, but reached a new frenzy in 2007 following the publication of a highly controversial study conducted by the university of southampton in the uk suggesting a link between six food dyes – the ‘southampton six’ – and hyperactivity in children ... while efsa concluded that the results could not be used as a basis for altering the acceptable daily intakes of the colours in question, the european parliament baffled many observers by insisting that products featuring the colours should nevertheless include warning labels noting that they “may have an effect on activity and attention in children” ... however, the us fda food advisory committee recently voted against recommending european-style warning labels on products containing artificial food colours in the us

... the food and drug administration (fda) will take size and functionality into account when it considers whether a product contains nanomaterials or involves nanotechnology, according to a new draft guidance document ... legal minefield agreeing on a legal definition of nanomaterials that satisfies food manufacturers, regulators, enforcement bodies and consumers has proved challenging on both sides of the atlantic, however ... if a definition concentrates on size alone, it will encompass a vast swathe of perfectly innocuous and naturally-occurring nanomaterials in products from milk to chocolate, confusing shoppers without serving any useful purpose, point out food manufacturers ... unilever : nano labels must be meaningful and specific in a round table debate on nanotechnology facilitated by the uk’s food standards agency last year, unilever r&d director, regulatory affairs, consumer confidence and sustainability, charles-francois gaudefroy, said several factors needed to be taken into account when coming up with a worakable definition of a nanomaterial ... ” nanotechnology in food nanotechnology promises an exciting range of benefits to consumers from the targeted release of nutrients to antimicrobial biofilms and lighter-weight packaging able to block out oxygen, carbon dioxide and moisture ... other interesting applications include nano-sensors that could detect pathogens, nano-encapsulation of natural food colours and other bioactives, and nanocellulose for moister bread, crispier crackers and juicier meat products ... click here for a round-up of nanotechnology applications in food from our sister title foodmanufacture

... last july the ans panel of the european food safety authority established an adi of 1mg/kg bw/day for natural lutein (e161b) from tagetes ereta, a marigold from mexico, with at least 80 per cent carotenoids lutein and zeathanthin ... however following the publication of the opinion the natural food colours association (natcol) and the european chemical industry council (cefic) wrote to efsa to point out that some data on lutein esters do exist that could fill some of the gaps it identified ... natural emphasis the extension of the adi to lower carotenoid levels will aid the adoption of natural lutein colour in foods and beverages, at a time when food manufacturers are turning away from synthetic colours – and in particular the so-called southampton six, which necessitate a warning label on hyperactivity in children on any food product in which they are used in europe

... as the food industry shifts from synthetically-derived colours, past ‘natural’ ingredients to colouring foodstuffs, we highlight the challenges this is currently creating ... natural colours: insatiable demand but no silver bullet if god had meant us to fly he would have given us wings ... people have a lot of leeway to shape their environment hence bright sparks in the food industry have produced some of the brightest colours on earth ... in this case, there's the southampton six colours study, which was published in september 2007 ... together with media coverage and the food standards agency's reaction, the study sent technical scientists scurrying back to white boards to address concerns about how certain colours influenced hyperactivity in children ... back to basics the uk food colours industry is still dominated by reformulation issues, as experts return to basics to find 'natural' replacements for synthetically-derived shades ... according to leatherhead food research's (lfr's) report the global market for food colours, updated in november 2010, food and beverage colours in 2009 were worth $95m (£59 ... lfr predicts the uk market share for natural colours will grow from 40% to 45% by 2015, reflecting consumer purchases of food free from artificial ingredients and additives, which rose from 18% in 2003 to 25% in 2009 ... if there's lost sales [as consumers boycott products] they will switch to natural colours, but many aren't seeing that ... " synthetic falls in western europe as a whole, natural and synthetically-derived nature-identical colours have grown in value by 7 ... by contrast, the synthetic colours market has fallen by 2% a year and seems set to lose its current dominance in the next few years ... innova market insights lists the top 10 colours used in new products in europe in 2010 ... by far the most popular are beta-carotene used for orange and yellow colours and curcumin, or turmeric (yellow) ... as an aside, the status of several colours remains under scrutiny by the european commission (ec), which is determining whether they should be labelled as colouring foodstuffs or natural colours

... the agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children ... gadsby's of southwell ltd is now producing its bakery products free of the colours and has been added to the list ... the list includes companies that have product ranges which have never contained the six colours and companies that have reformulated their product ranges to remove the colours ... the colours, identified by a southampton university study financed by the food standards agency, are: sunset yellow fcf (e110)quinoline yellow (e104)carmoisine (e122)allura red (e129)tartrazine (e102)ponceau 4r (e124) the agency is publicising the product ranges to encourage the food industry to participate in the voluntary ban ... consumers who are particularly concerned about the presence of the colours should continue to check labels, especially in the case of products with a long shelf-life, where the availability of reformulated products may vary ... any food manufacturer, retailer or caterer wishing to notify the agency that their brands or products are free of these colours should email the details to benedict duncan, at: benedict

... the agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children ... another three companies producing product lines free of the colours have been added to the list: costa coffee, costcutter supermarkets and morning foods ... the list includes companies that have product ranges which have never contained the six colours and companies that have reformulated their product ranges to remove the colours ... the colours, identified by a southampton university study financed by the food standards agency, are: sunset yellow fcf (e110)quinoline yellow (e104)carmoisine (e122)allura red (e129)tartrazine (e102)ponceau 4r (e124) the agency is publicising the product ranges to encourage the food industry to participate in the voluntary ban ... consumers who are particularly concerned about the presence of the colours should continue to check labels, especially in the case of products with a long shelf-life, where the availability of reformulated products may vary ... any food manufacturer, retailer or caterer wishing to notify the agency that their brands or products are free of these colours should email the details to benedict duncan, at: benedict

... the hand on the tiller that is food safety in europe has been left somewhat unsteady by the recent regulatory actions taken by the european commission on bpa and food colours – moves that are pandering to consumer fear and showing contempt for the food safety agency it created ... does the commission care about scientific rigour? twice now, the eu has introduced legislation contrary to the findings of careful and reasoned review by experts at the european food safety authority (efsa) ... the study linked certain colours with hyperactivity and made consumers wary to their presence ... and since july 2010, warning labels on eu products containing the six colours are mandatory ... and headlines like ‘killer chemicals’ and ‘gender benders’ in the global mainstream press have helped to give rise to some of the anxiety over bpa, and food and drink companies have been hunting for alternatives ... but the eu food safety policy can not be guided by public opinion and outcry

... the hand on the tiller that is food safety in europe has been left somewhat unsteady by the recent regulatory actions taken by the european commission on bpa and food colours – moves that are pandering to consumer fear and showing contempt for the food safety agency it created ... does the commission care about scientific rigour? twice now, the eu has introduced legislation contrary to the findings of careful and reasoned review by experts at the european food safety authority (efsa) ... the study linked certain colours with hyperactivity and made consumers wary to their presence ... and since july 2010, warning labels on eu products containing the six colours are mandatory

... the agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children ... another six manufacturers producing product lines free of the colours have been added to the list: central foods ltd, dorset cereals ltd, kent frozen foods, norvik foods ltd, stream foods ltd and the authentic food company ltd ... the list includes companies whose product ranges have never contained the six colours and companies whose product ranges that have been reformulated to remove the colours ... the colours, identified by a southampton university study financed by the food standards agency, are: sunset yellow fcf (e110)quinoline yellow (e104)carmoisine (e122)allura red (e129)tartrazine (e102)ponceau 4r (e124) the agency is publicising the product ranges to encourage the food industry to participate in the voluntary ban ... consumers who are particularly concerned about the presence of the colours should continue to check labels, especially in the case of products with a long shelf-life, where the availability of reformulated products may vary ... any food manufacturer, retailer or caterer wishing to notify the agency that their brands or products are free of these colours, should email the details to benedict duncan, at: benedict