Not sure if the wording makes 100% sense. For example, that could be bypassed by simply making the same chemical without using petroleum-based products. The fundamental problem is that consumers expect information about how likely a product is to harm them, and the different measures of “artificilialness” are just a marketing device that doesn’t fulfill that role.
Comment on US | FDA says food companies can claim "no artificial colors" if they use natural dyes.
meejle@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
So if the dyes aren’t artificial, you can claim “no artificial colours”. This sounds like it makes sense? 👍
In the past, companies were generally only able to make such claims when their products had no added color whatsoever — whether derived from natural sources or otherwise.
Here in the UK, I’m pretty sure “No added colours” and “No artificial colours” are two different claims.
pancake@lemmygrad.ml 2 weeks ago
Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah, otherwise you’d have couldn’t sell anything with that label. Carrots have natural dyes in them, after all.