food colours BrE
food colors AmE , also: food dyes

These will require labelling of the possible adverse effects on children's behaviour which has been associated with certain food colours.

Because many consumers are worried about possible health consequences of synthetic dyes, some companies are beginning to use natural food colours.

The most popular natural food colours are:

Since these food colours are natural, they do not require any certification from the Food and Drug Administration.

The FDA interpreted the evidence as being inconclusive as to whether food colours caused hyperactivity or not.

NATCOL: What are natural food colours?

The results suggest that consumption of certain mixtures of artificial food colours and sodium benzoate preservative are associated with increases in hyperactive behaviour in children.

Seeds are waste products in food industries manufacturing tomato juice,sauce, ketchup and food colours such as lycopene and beta carotene.

It has set global standards in spice oleoresins, essential oils, natural food colours, nutraceutical ingredients, natural antioxidants, seasonings, floral extracts and their value added derivatives.

During the discussions on this proposal, there has also been some concern about the possible allergenic effects of some food colours which are commonly referred to as 'azo colours'.

It is one of the most light- and heat-stable and oxidation-resistant of all the natural organic colourants and is even more stable than many synthetic food colours.

Salt is also used to distribute minor ingredients, such as food colours and flavours, after extrusion; these are more evenly distributed over the product's surface after being mixed with salt.

Approval was given to further professional publications: a professional brief on Food colours, a new edition of Directory of consulting practices in chemistry and related subjects, and a report on the 1990 Pension survey.

He became the chemist in charge of the emergency laboratory producing galenicals and preparations for pharmaceutical use, and also essences, food colours, and preservatives for the baking, confectionery and cordial making trades.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) was asked to review the 2007 study that asserted a link between consumption of artificial food colours and the observation of hyperactive behaviour in children.

Synthite's range includes raw spices, spice oleoresins, essential oils, natural food colours, floral concretes/absolutes, resinoids, seasonings, health/functional food ingredients, spray dried and added value products as well as application oriented solutions.

The FDA review of food colours has been criticised for only doing a very narrow investigation into food colourings and their possible association with causing hyperactivity instead of investigating their possible effect on neurobehaviour in general.

In two studies published in 2004 and 2007, researchers from Southampton University suggested that a statistically significant increase in the hyperactivity of children occurred after they consumed common artificial food colours and additives from fruit drinks.