Traditionally, around Easter hard boiled eggs are being dyed and hidden. This is part of an old Dutch tradition of a hide and seek game concerning easter eggs. Anyone who likes to skip the labor of dyeing the eggs will buy ready-made coloured Easter eggs.
But what about organic eggs? Many colouring agents are synthetic and the egg shell is permeable. A decorated biological Easter egg might look nice, but it is not organic anymore since organic products must meet strict European-wide rules to be qualified to use the word ‘organic’. Fortunately Brussels is in the mood for traditions. Therefore, a Regulation came into force which temporary allows a number of natural dyes, such as carotene, red beetroot and paprika extract. For the duration of the tradition, the Easter period in the Netherlands, these natural colouring agents may be used to decorate Easter eggs. Real organic coloured Easter Eggs! This rule applies in any case until Easter 2013.
Ebba Hoogenraad
Ebba Hoogenraad
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Traditionally, around Easter hard boiled eggs are being dyed and hidden. This is part of an old Dutch tradition of a hide and seek game concerning easter eggs. Anyone who likes to skip the labor of dyeing the eggs will buy ready-made coloured Easter eggs.
But what about organic eggs? Many colouring agents are synthetic and the egg shell is permeable. A decorated biological Easter egg might look nice, but it is not organic anymore since organic products must meet strict European-wide rules to be qualified to use the word ‘organic’. Fortunately Brussels is in the mood for traditions. Therefore, a Regulation came into force which temporary allows a number of natural dyes, such as carotene, red beetroot and paprika extract. For the duration of the tradition, the Easter period in the Netherlands, these natural colouring agents may be used to decorate Easter eggs. Real organic coloured Easter Eggs! This rule applies in any case until Easter 2013.
Ebba Hoogenraad
Ebba Hoogenraad