Chr. Hansen
Natural colours, cultures and enzyme ingredients for food.
Chr. Hansen produces natural food cultures, enzymes, probiotics and natural colours used by dairy, meat, wine and plant-based food manufacturers worldwide. The company is the global leader in natural food colours and bacterial cultures for cheese and yoghurt.
- Type
- Manufacturer
- Location
- Hørsholm, Denmark
- Founded
- 1874
- Website
- chr-hansen.com
- Categories
- Specialty & Gourmet Food, Chemicals & Plastics
- Markets
- Denmark, United States, Germany, Brazil
Verified facts
- domain-registered (green), checked 2026-08-02 Domain registry record
- standards-mark-certified (green), checked 2026-08-16 EAEU unified register of certificates and declarations
Claimed certifications
- ISO 9001, Quality Management IAF CertSearch
- ISO 22000, Food Safety IAF CertSearch
- HACCP
- EAC mark (EAEU conformity) EAEU unified register of certificates and declarations
Import rules for these goods
- EU imports of food of animal origin and many other food categories must be pre-notified in TRACES and enter through border control posts. European Commission (TRACES)
- US imports require the foreign facility to be FDA-registered and the importer to run a Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP). US FDA
- Chemical substances imported into the EU above 1 tonne/year must be REACH-registered. ECHA (REACH)