Healthy make-over: Natural colours replace artificial colorants in foods, beverages

In the future, Santa may be leaving candy canes and nibbling holiday cookies that are a little duller, but better for your health. The reason? Food colour manufacturers are going natural. Food manufacturers worldwide are increasingly turning to more natural colours in an effort to replace potentially harmful, though often dazzling, artificial colourings now used in many foods and beverages. An article on this topic is scheduled for the 15 December issue of Chemical and Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine...

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