Beyond this, every batch of synthetic food color produced has to be FDA certified through further testing before being used.

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Maybe you could increase the batch size and offer the color to other stores.

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Trust me, I made the audition batch with a combination of supermarket colors and almost-dried-up paste color from last year, and only the knowledge that I could improve the color kept me going.

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