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Savoury taste has clean-label stamp

01-Jan-2012 - DSM has launched a range of savoury flavour ingredients called Maxavor YE All Natural. Globally certified as natural, the portfolio has a 'yeast extract' label declaration, and is the first of its kind to adapt to changing global flavour regulations relating to the term 'natural'.

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Marmite spread on M1 after lorry collision

30-Nov-2011 - A driver was taken to hospital and a section of the M1 motorway was closed yesterday after an accident resulted in 20t of Marmite being spilled onto the carriageway.

A more consistent way to see red

01-Aug-2011 - Red Strawberry Fragaria is the newest natural colour to be launched by Chr Hansen. Designed for fermented milk and fruit preparations, it offers a more cost-effective and consistent way to colour yogurt with a lower concentration of the colour that is needed in the manufacturing process.

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Does 'vinegar salt' spell end for soggy chips?

21-Jul-2011 - Kerry Flavours and Ingredients is playing down the potential significance of a new vinegar flavoured salt that it has invented.

Pasteur Institute builds food research

01-Jul-2011 - Rod addyThe Pasteur Institute in Lille is making progress on a range of nutritional studies, including work with Roquette on eye health investigating the potential of feeding hens lutein and zeaxanthin to enrich eggs.

Kerry expands citrus flavourings portfolio

01-Jul-2011 - Kerry Ingredients & Flavours has launched 'taste twists', a range of six natural citrus flavourings for beverages, plus prototype drinks to showcase them.

Givaudan invests in global flavours expansion

01-Jul-2011 - Givaudan is investing in continuing projects in Egypt and India in addition to its European savoury flavours plant, construction for which was announced in March.

Chr Hansen refocuses after restructure

01-Jul-2011 - Chr Hansen's other Italian activities – dairy, human health, natural colours, wine and meat cultures – will move to another site in Parma after selling most of its functional blends business.

Spirulina faces uncertain future as FSA stalls probe

01-Jul-2011 - The future for spirulina – the blue colouring derived from algae that is used in Nestlé's Smarties – remains uncertain as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) reported that it had delayed its investigations into this and a number of other substances used to colour food because of "resource issues".

Carotenoids crucial to fight health problems

01-Apr-2011 - Foods fortified by, and rich in, carotenoids, should be a vital part of the diet to offset Vitamin A deficiency, age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other complaints.

Full force of the law

01-Apr-2011 - January marked the end of the two-year transition period for flavouring regulation EC 1334/2008, which means firms are expected to have completed any changes necessary to comply with the new law.

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The trouble with nature...

07-Mar-2011 - As the food industry shifts from synthetically-derived colours, past ‘natural’ ingredients to colouring foodstuffs, we highlight the challenges this is currently creating.

Consumers quizzed in GNT colour survey

03-Mar-2011 - A survey instigated by natural colours supplier GNT has raised concerns over chemically modified colours from natural sources.

Naturex to launch range of colouring foodstuffs

01-Mar-2011 - Naturex aims to launch a portfolio of colouring foodstuffs later this year to suit beverage, confectionery, ice cream, fruit preparation and dairy products.

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Looking for the next big thing in flavours? Try a little niche thinking...

15-Apr-2010 - Elaine Watson reports on changing tastes, consumer trends and profit margins in the world of food flavourings

Firmenich set for sucralose enhancer launch

15-Apr-2010 - The first fruits of a collaboration between flavours giant Firmenich and biotech firm Senomyx will bear fruit this month with the launch of a new ingredient that enhances the taste of the high intensity sweetener sucralose.

Surge in electrostatics for flavour application

15-Apr-2010 - A UK firm pioneering the use of electrostatics to apply flavourings to food has seen sales grow by 25% this year as food manufacturers have started to embrace the technology.

Spirulina faces legal questions

29-Mar-2010 - Spirulina, the blue colour from algae used in Nestlé’s Smarties, is one of 10 substances used to colour food that faces an uncertain future as...

Showdown of the six

05-Feb-2010 - It's High Noon for the notorious 'Southampton six' food colourings, reports Michelle Knott

Natural selection

27-Jan-2009 - As the drive towards natural colours gathers further momentum, manufacturers need to adapt their processes to the challenges this presents. Lou Reade reports

Overseal finds insects have the answer to Red 2G

25-Jan-2008 - Overseal Natural Ingredients has perfected a range of naturally sourced alternatives to Red 2G, the red pigment that was banned by the European Commission in...

Cleaner way to caramel hue

25-Jan-2008 - Ingredients specialist S Black is distributing natural brown colourings derived from malt and malt extracts supplied by Muntons, based in Stowmarket, Suffolk, under the brands...

Power's in the mix for powder

25-Jan-2008 - A new variant of caramel colour powder has been introduced by global colour manufacturer Sethness-Roquette, based in Merville, France.Because of its lower tinctorial power compared...

You say tomato, LycoRed says Tomat-O-Red for health

25-Jan-2008 - Current health trends are seeing ingredients supplier LycoRed's tomato-based natural colourings grow in popularity.The latest evidence, based on a German study published in the Journal...

Colour me natural

25-Jan-2008 - Replacing synthetic colours is not a simple process and is presenting a host of challenges surrounding formulation and shelf-life, says Rod Addy

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