Bell Flavors & Fragrances EMEA releases range of EU-organic certified flavours for beverages

Bell Flavours & Fragrances EMEA has launched a range of organic certified flavours and beverage compounds enabling manufacturers to keep their organic labelling.
Bell said the new EU-Regulation (EU) 848/2018 applying for organic-certified products from 01 January 2022 will lead to a change in the raw materials and flavourings allowed to be used in organic-labelled products.
Following the new legislation, only natural x flavourings (95/5) or flavouring preparations are allowed to be incorporated in organic food. In order to keep the organic certification within end products, they are therefore only allowed to contain organic suitable or organic certified natural source flavourings or extracts.
As only a maximum of 5 % non-certified ingredients within product formulation is allowed, organic certified flavours or extracts are mandatory in product categories with high flavour dosages, such as beverage compounds, seasonings and others.
This bears challenges for the affected categories, being at risk to lose their organic status, while at the same time manufacturers need to reformulate their existing product range to comply to the new regulations.
To deliver a comprehensive portfolio of flavours fitting market needs and growing consumer demands for organic products, Bell EMEA has carried out an organic certification for its European site.
Beverage manufacturers can meet the new EU organic regulations with the range of organic certified natural source flavours and beverage compounds while delivering authentic taste properties such as orange, lemon, apple, lime or cola, among others.
The range further aims to add value for manufacturers and brands that are highly committed in sourcing solely organic-certified raw materials and claiming to provide market products based on exclusively organic ingredients.
Agneta Hoffmann, manager marketing Flavours said the investment in organic certified products not only supports customers in developing EU-compliant organic products but also reflects Bell’s ambition to target consumer’s health & wellness aspirations.
Delivering comprehensive support in product formulation and regulatory compliance, Bell EMEA further offers a portfolio of organic suitable natural source flavourings (95/5) and extracts for beverage applications. At the same time, the range of organic certified products is set to be expanded into other categories including snack seasonings and sauces.
In order to target organic needs on a global scale, Bell further comprises a certification of the US facility in Northbrook and the Canadian facility in Brossard (Montréal) for the production of organic certified flavours.
The US portfolio includes over 100 flavours from liquid compounding, spray dry, and dry blend manufacturing areas, all compliant to USDA-regulations.