DDW says the transaction especially expands the company’s range of natural colorants
Colorants firm D.D. Williamson (Louisville, KY) has acquired DuPont Danisco’s (Wilmington, DE) food coloring business. DDW says the transaction especially expands the company’s range of natural colorants, and it makes DDW the largest manufacturer of annatto-based food colorings, which are carotenoid colorings used to produce yellow-to-orange hues.
“The larger toolkit will improve DDW’s ability to develop unique color solutions for applications, one customer at a time, and will extend our manufacturing expertise in Wisconsin,” said Ted Nixon, DDW’s chairman and CEO, in a press release.
FDA revokes authorization to use Red No. 3 as a color additive in food or drugs
January 15th 2025FDA contends that the color additive is safe for humans but is legally obligated by the Delaney Clause of the FD&C act to revoke authorization as research shows the Red No. 3 induces cancer in rats.