Food manufacturers can rely on Sensient’s Certasure™ program to ensure their natural colors meet all pesticide requirements set by the FDA.
Example: Forchlorfenuron was intially registered via petition to the FDA by its producer KIM-C1,LLC in 2004. It is listed as a plant growth regulator. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) provides tolerance levels for several botanical crops. In grapes, the tolerance level for Forchlorfenuron is 0.03 ppm and 0.01 ppm in figs. In order to ensure that our natural colors are safe, Sensient tests all incoming botanical raw materials for Forchlorfenuron at the strictest level listed by the CFR – in this case, 0.01 ppm.
Receive raw materials
Risk analysis: determine screening targets
Raw material is set up in Sensient’s determined screeners
Screeners test for pesticide levels at different temperatures and dilutions
Compare levels to EPA allowable levels for each botanical
Pass or reject shipment depending on levels
