USA raises levels of permitted tomato coloring

The US has approved a five-fold increase in the level of tomato lycopene allowed as a colorant in ready-to-eat meat products. This allows tomato lycopene colorants from Israel’s LycoRed to replace artificial and insect-based colors in deli meats, sausage and hot dogs.

http://www.lycored.com/site/NewsEvents/News/NewsExpansion/tabid/95/ArticleId/146/USDA-Raises-Tomato-Lycopene-Limit-for-Meat.aspx

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