Annatto Color Certified Organic for IFF’s Frutarom Division
February 06 2019 - 3:15PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
With consumer demand for fair trade, sustainable and organic
products growing fast, Frutarom Natural Solutions Ltd., a division
of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) (Euronext
Paris: IFF) (TASE: IFF), has received organic certification for its
natural annatto color. The ingredient was granted organic
certifications from both the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The
European Organic Certifiers Council. Annatto seeds and extracts
have been used for more than a century in Europe and North America
to provide a yellow to reddish color to foods and beverages, thus
becoming the second most economically important natural colorant
worldwide.
To support the certification, Frutarom registered and trained
more than 50 annatto seed farmers in the Quillabamba Valley in
Cuzco, Peru and in Codo del Pozuzo in Puerto Inca, Peru. The
division also meets all organic regulations while ensuring fair
salaries to the growers. Frutarom maintains full traceability on
the growing and harvesting processes to provide a pure, organic
annatto color.
“Organic colors are an integral part of the
established clean label trend, meaning that the colors support
our customers’ efforts to satisfy consumer needs,” says Yoni
Glickman, President, Natural Product Solutions of IFF Frutarom
“Organic certification has become the standard of the industry,
especially as it involves all aspects of growing, harvesting,
extracting, and maintaining full traceability of the ingredient,
from seed to final product.”
Frutarom has carefully selected agricultural land free of
prohibited chemical inputs for its Natural Solutions Products
business. The farmers it works with use non-GMO seeds, and do not
use synthetic fertilizers, antibiotics, pesticides, or hormones.
“It is all about caring and staying loyal to consumers’
expectations for better-for-you products that are also eco-friendly
and help us to protect the environment,” notes Ilanit Bar-Zeev, VP,
Natural Product Solutions of IFF Frutarom.
Frutarom works to create natural and organic solutions that are
affordable and accessible to the marketplace. “There is a delicate
balance in providing natural, organic color with responsible
sourcing, while still keeping it cost effective,” explains
Bar-Zeev. Frutarom is committed to expanding its portfolio of
better-for-you and better-for-the-Earth ingredients that
manufacturers and consumers can trust.
Meet IFF
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE:IFF) (Euronext
Paris: IFF) (TASE: IFF) is a leading innovator of scent, taste, and
nutrition, with over 110 manufacturing facilities, 100 R&D
centers, and 33,000 customers globally. At the heart of our
company, we are fueled by a sense of discovery, constantly asking
“what if?”. That passion for exploration drives us to co-create
unique products that consumers experience in more than 150,000
unique products sold annually. Our 13,000 team members globally
take advantage of leading consumer insights, naturals exploration,
research and development, creative expertise, and customer intimacy
to develop differentiated offerings for consumer products.
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International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.Michael DeVeauHead of
Investor Relations and Communications & Divisional CFO,
Scent212.708.7164Michael.DeVeau@iff.com
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