Natural Food Colours Association
Acronym: NATCOL
General Information
Identification Code: 249894348655-27
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Entity Form: International non-profit organisation
Registration Category: Trade and business associations
Registration Date: 1/17/2023
Last Update: 1/18/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: NATCOL is The Natural Food Colours Association that represents the international interests of companies and associations involved in natural food colours and/or colouring foods mainly for the food and drink industry. NATCOL is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1979 in Basle, Switzerland. It is a global organisation based in Europe, but with members as well as in Japan, India, North and South America. NATCOL is the go to association for the use of natural colours and colouring foods in food/drink, feed, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. NATCOL provides sound scientific evidence on Natural Colours and Colouring Foods to preserve customers and consumers’ choice.
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Agriculture and rural development
- Business and industry
- Competition
- Consumers
- Customs
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Food safety
- Research and innovation
- Single market
- Trade
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: NATCOL latest targets:
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives
- Commission Regulation 231/2012 laying down specification for food additives
- Regulation EU 257/2010 setting up a programme for the re-evaluation of approved food additives – implementation of follow-up from EFSA opinions
- EU policy and input regarding Codex Committee on Food Additives - see https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/international-affairs/international-standards/codex-alimentarius/ccfa_en
Communication Activities: NATCOL communications are publicly posted on its website, i.e. https://natcol.org/library/position-papers/
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Rond-Point Schuman 6
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Rond-Point Schuman 6
Post Code: 1040
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
New Organisation: false
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 1
Members: 2
Members F T E: 1
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: All NATCOL members are publicly listed in its website i.e. https://natcol.org/members/our-members
Organisation Members: NATCOL is a member of EUSFI (European Specialty Food Ingredients association) and is an observer at Codex level.