Brussels, 28/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday the European Commission adopted a proposal for reducing as from 1 December, the authorised use of canthaxanthin in animal feed. Scientific studies have demonstrated that this additive used as a red colouring for salmon on fish farms, egg yolks and poultry products, can provoke an accumulation of pigments in the retina and therefore affect the eyesight of consumers. The Commission took this decision in the light of the opinion reached by its...