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Flavorings and essential oils are key ingredients in the food and cosmetics sectors, but their naturalness can sometimes be questioned due to fraud or cross-contamination on production lines.
Whether in the context of supplier change, prototype development, or product range expansion, OSE Services, your analytical expert by your side, offers:
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By naturalness, we refer to both the non-petrochemical origin of a substance and its connection to a specific raw material (e.g., plant).
A natural product is composed of ingredients derived from natural sources, undergoing minimal chemical or artificial transformations for the food, cosmetic, or pharmaceutical industries.
A natural product contains natural Ingredients with minimal Transformation, and No artificial additives: Natural products must not contain preservatives, artificial colorants or flavorings, or other non-natural substances.
Verify the natural origin of a flavor or fragrance
Perform quality control on the natural products you place on the market
Get support in case of litigation with a supplier regarding the origin of a flavor or fragrance
Receive assistance for certification (e.g., ECOCERT) or standardization (e.g., ISO 16128)
According to European Union legislation, as established in Regulation (EC) 1334/2008 or equivalent, and/or the industry’s explanatory guidelines (IOFI, EFFA, etc.), particularly concerning the central issue of naturalness, flavors are classified into two main categories:
natural flavors (from plant or animal sources)
synthetic flavors. These can be “identical to natural” or “artificial” (synthesized compounds not found in nature).
Natural vanilla comes from vanilla pods. Due to high demand, production timelines, and high costs, a synthetic alternative has been sought for the natural product.
Synthetic flavors include synthetic vanillin (identical to natural) and ethylvanillin (artificial), the latter having a much stronger perception than vanilla.
To detect artificial flavors from natural ones:
If you wish to verify the quality and authenticity of your products : Essential oils, flavors, fragrances, or in the food industry...
To verify the authenticity of a product, we employ a cross-analytical approach combined with comparison against a database that allows us to detect counterfeit products and false geographical origin claims.
Our holistic approach combines targeted analysis and broad screening for a quick authenticity check of the matrices as a whole.
These techniques help verify the authenticity and integrity of the product, ensuring true traceability.
We will determine a specific service with you based on your product and issue: verification of naturalness, authenticity, or suspicion of fraud from your raw material supplier.
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