COLOURANT RESTRICTION
January 1st, 2003
BY ALAN OSBORN
THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered a significant reduction in the use of canthaxanthin, a feed additive, which reddens the colour of salmon and makes egg yolks yellower. Brussels said a link had been found between high canthaxanthin intake and eyesight problems. The reduced levels will apply from December 1, 2003.
THE EUROPEAN Commission has ordered a significant reduction in the use of canthaxanthin, a feed additive, which reddens the colour of salmon and makes egg yolks yellower. Brussels said a link had been found between high canthaxanthin intake and eyesight problems. The reduced levels will apply from December 1, 2003.
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