LycoRed received FDA approval for Lycopene

28-Dec-2005

Makhteshim Agan Ltd. announced that its subsidiary LycoRed Natural Products Ltd. has received the FDA approval for the use of its product lycopene as a food coloring. The approval was granted on the basis of LycoRed's unique patent-protected production process, which gives it a significant advantage over its competitors. The approval was granted after five years of testing by the FDA.

From now on, LycoRed will also be able to sell lycopene - produced from a special variety of tomato - as a natural food coloring product in the American food industry.

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