Additives debate heats up

Debate over colourings moves to EU

The debate over the links between artificial food colourings and hyperactivity in children is now set to move to the…

UK: FSA calls for ban on colourings linked to hyperactivity

The UK's Food Standards Agency has called for a voluntary ban on artificial colourings identified as harmful by recent research. At…

EU: EFSA casts doubt on UK additives study

Europe’s food safety watchdog has cast doubt on a UK study that claimed to show a possible link between certain…

UK: “Additive-free” driving NPD in the UK, says study

Almost a quarter of the new food and drink products launched this year have claimed to be “additive- and preservative-free”,…