05 Dec 2013 --- In its most recent meeting, the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has adopted new European Guidance notes for the classification of food extracts with colouring properties. “This decision closes the remaining gap in the legislative regulations on Colouring Foods and paves the way for more transparency and consistency in the food and beverage industry,” says Paul Collins, board member of the GNT Group, who has supported the Guidance notes process.