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Jan 20, 2017 · Each Keylink product comes with a specification you can download and use to check the additives in the product. Once downloaded, if a spec changes you will be notified automatically so that you can update your labelling.
- What Constitutes Food colouring?
- What Are Synthetic Food Colours and Are They Bad?
- What Does “From Natural Origin” Mean?
- What Are Southampton colours?
- So Are All E-Numbers Bad, then?
- That’S Food Colouring. What Are Colouring Foods?
- How Do I Know How Much of A Food Colouring I Can Safely and Legally use?
- That Looks Scary!
- The Database Mentions “Quantum Satis” For Lots of colourants?
- I’ve Heard That Titanium Dioxide Is Now Illegal?
Food colours, which are considered additives, can be any dye, pigment or other substance that can impart the colour into food, but that cannot be consumed as a food product in their own right. All additives that are safe for use in food have an E-number, issued by the European Safety Authority (EFSA)
Synthetic food colours are chemically synthesized. They tend to have superior colouring properties and are less sensitive to light. Whether they are considered ‘bad’ depends on whether you are happy to use non-naturally derived additives in your products. In any case, these colours are subject to EU regulations (more on this below).
“From natural origin” food colours are made from an extraction of a vegetable, animal or mineral source. They are more sensitive to light and heat. They can also be ingredients which are giving both flavour and colour.
This is a group of six colours (five AZO and one NON-AZO) that have been determined in a study published by the University of Southampton to increase hyperactive behaviour in children. When using Southampton colours, European legislation requires you to mention the following on the label of your final product: “May have an adverse effect on activit...
No. E-numbers are simply a system for identifying all additives that have been specifically approved by the EU for use in food, and cover all of them, from those thought to induce hyperactive behaviour in children to nature-derived additives, such as carotene.
Colouring foods are ingredients, that can be used to add colour. The essential characteristics of their source are maintained, and there is no selective extraction involved. All colouring foods have no E-number label. Tomato concentrate, coffee, cocoa, spinach and spirulina, for example, are all classified as colouring foods. You can use them as th...
Regulation EC 1333/2008 sets the rules on food additives: definitions, conditions of use, labelling and procedures. The legislation lists all E-numbers and indicates their conditions of use. Keylink colouring products are clearly labelled as AZO, NON-AZO or “From Natural Origin” on our website, in our catalogue, and on the product pack. Each produc...
Don’t worry! If working with the same products regularly, such as chocolate, you can search by clicking on ‘categories’ from the top right toolbar and select the appropriate category from the drop-down list. You will soon get a handle on the amounts of colour you can use in chocolate, icing, etc. Alternatively, if using IBC Power Flowers to colour ...
In the Annexes to the above legislation, it is stated that “'quantum satis' means that no maximum level is specified. However, colouring matters shall be used according to good manufacturing practice at a level not higher than is necessary to achieve the intended purpose and provided that they do not mislead the customer.” In other words, use the m...
Only in France, from January 2020. Titanium Dioxide (E171) has been authorised for use in the European Union for many years. It’s a pigment commonly used to provide a cloudy effect and white base colour in everything from confectionery to toothpaste, medicines to cosmetics. Following ingestion, most titanium dioxide passes through the body unchange...
Allura Red AC, also known as FD&C Red 40 or E 129, is a red azo dye commonly used in food. It was developed in 1971 by the Allied Chemical Corporation, who gave the substance its name. [1] [2] It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt but can also be used as the calcium and potassium salts.
E129 - Allura red. Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that goes by several names, including FD&C Red 40. It is used as a food dye and has the E number E129. It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt, but can also be used as the calcium and potassium salts. These salts are soluble in water.
E129 is a food additive approved by the European Union (EU). It is used as a synthetic colouring agent in food and drink products, as well as in medicine and cosmetics. The common name for E129 is allura red AC. E129 is an azo dye that gives products an orange/red colouration.
E129: Allura Red. Synthetic azo dye. See here for a background on azo dyes. Red food colour. Very soluble in water. Restricted use in confectionery and meat products. Up to 7 mg/kg body weight. Since it is an azo dye, it may elicit intolerance in people intolerant to salicylates.
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Allura red AC (INS No. 129) is added to foods and beverages at concentrations up to a maximum permitted level (MPL) as adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. There are more than 50 food categories for which MPLs for allura red have been adopted in the General Standard of Food Additives.
