The Anti Additive Association (A.A) is a

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that sets standards, certifies, and labels in order to provide an additive-free food environment. The A.A. also supports and facilitates the work of anti additive and

clean label A clean label is a label on a food, not listing ingredients that may be perceived by consumers as undesirable. Substances having a negative connotation, for example food additives like food colouring, flavours or preservatives are avoided. The pack ...

, the concepts which both originated in the Netherlands, Europe.

About

Founded in 2013, the A.A. set its headquarter in Europe and a branch in Asia. According to the data from the

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, people are now more concerned with the ingredients of food and the Clean Label marked on the products. Thus, the A.A. is dedicated to building a more

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by removing the food

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, such as

flavor enhancer A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemoreceptors of the gustat ...

food coloring Food coloring, or color additive, is any dye, pigment, or substance that imparts color when it is added to food or drink. They come in many forms consisting of liquids, powders, gels, and pastes. Food coloring is used in both commercial food ...

preservatives A preservative is a substance or a chemical that is added to products such as food products, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, paints, biological samples, cosmetics, wood, and many other products to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by ...

, and

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. The organization also participated in the program of daily necessities(e.g.

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Certification

A.A. Certification, also named as Food and Beverage Production Certification, evaluates the producing process with

Codex Alimentarius The Codex Alimentarius () is a collection of internationally recognized standards, codes of practice, guidelines, and other recommendations published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations relating to food, food production ...

recognized standards to ensure the food safety. The certification program requires the inspection of process of production, and the organization also invites professionals from all fields to be on the advisory panel, consist of industry representatives, nutritionists, food science and technology experts, and other relevant scholars. Recently, the organization participated in the certification mechanism of DIN (

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). Certification categories: * Restaurant and Food * Sugar * Pet Food * Daily Necessities * Cosmetics * Residue * Halal Plus

Awards

Since 2016, A.A. Taste Award is an award presented annually and the winners are honored at annual ceremonies. The jury panel includes professionals of food and beverage industry,

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chefs, nutritionists, academics, and food critics.

Superior Taste Award The Superior Taste Award is an annual non-competitive prize open to any consumer food or drink product, subject to payment of an entry fee of Euro 750-1650. It is organised since 2005 by the International Taste Institute, who specialised in the s ...

Monde Selection Monde Selection is an annual non-competitive award open to food, drinks, and cosmetics products, created in 1961. It is run by the commercial company, International Institute for Quality Selections, Brussels, Belgium. Consumer products are tasted a ...

Great Taste Awards
and A.A. Taste Award are widely known as the world's premier awards and taste selections.

Award ceremony

* 2016's ceremony held at Sydney Opera House, Australia * 2017's ceremony held at Westin Grande Sukhumvit Bangkok, Thailand * 2018's ceremony held at W Hotel HongKong * 2019's ceremony held at Makuhari Messe Chiba, Japan (Cancel) * 2020 and 2021's ceremony is canceled due to pandemic

References

External links

A.A. Taste AwardsGlobal Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) websiteDIN home page

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