{"title":"A Game of Terms: Constructing Naturalness in German Flavour Regulation, 1959-2008.","authors":"Paulina S Gennermann","doi":"10.1080/00026980.2025.2456359","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Naturalness is a highly discussed and controversial term. Not only are there several definitions of naturalness, but what is perceived as <i>natural</i> can vary among social groups and individuals. Even though the understanding of the term is not as straightforward as one might assume, it is commonly used. To untangle the various perspectives and understandings of naturalness, this article studies the evolution of the regulations for the labelling of flavourings in food in Germany from 1959 to the early twenty-first century. Analysing three decrees regulating the declaration of natural and non-natural flavours, this article puts forward strategies for reframing non-natural substances and the construction of naturalness.</p>","PeriodicalId":50963,"journal":{"name":"Ambix","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Ambix","FirstCategoryId":"98","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00026980.2025.2456359","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"哲学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Naturalness is a highly discussed and controversial term. Not only are there several definitions of naturalness, but what is perceived as natural can vary among social groups and individuals. Even though the understanding of the term is not as straightforward as one might assume, it is commonly used. To untangle the various perspectives and understandings of naturalness, this article studies the evolution of the regulations for the labelling of flavourings in food in Germany from 1959 to the early twenty-first century. Analysing three decrees regulating the declaration of natural and non-natural flavours, this article puts forward strategies for reframing non-natural substances and the construction of naturalness.
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Ambix is an internationally recognised, peer-reviewed quarterly journal devoted to publishing high-quality, original research and book reviews in the intellectual, social and cultural history of alchemy and chemistry. It publishes studies, discussions, and primary sources relevant to the historical experience of all areas related to alchemy and chemistry covering all periods (ancient to modern) and geographical regions. Ambix publishes individual papers, focused thematic sections and larger special issues (either single or double and usually guest-edited). Topics covered by Ambix include, but are not limited to, interactions between alchemy and chemistry and other disciplines; chemical medicine and pharmacy; molecular sciences; practices allied to material, instrumental, institutional and visual cultures; environmental chemistry; the chemical industry; the appearance of alchemy and chemistry within popular culture; biographical and historiographical studies; and the study of issues related to gender, race, and colonial experience within the context of chemistry.
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