Food coloring
Substance used to color food or drink
Summary
Food coloring, color additive or colorant is any dye, pigment, or substance that imparts color when it is added to food or beverages. Colorants can be supplied as liquids, powders, gels, or pastes. Food coloring is commonly used in commercial products and in domestic cooking.
Originally created by AnnieKat
1/3/2003, 11:18:16 PM
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1356818293|1356818293]] by [[Special:Contributions/AJrylaarsdam|AJrylaarsdam]] ([[User talk:AJrylaarsdam|talk]]) table is not a global representation (US only), and the colorants presented are not slated to be banned (currently industry agreement)
Timeline of food coloring bans from 1950-2027. It is on the Global harmonization part of the page.
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