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    American food additive limit standard

    • Last Update: 2017-10-17
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Introduction: no matter which country has the limit standard when using food additives, what is the limit standard of American food additives? Section 201 of the U.S Food and Drug Administration provides that a food additive is any substance that enters the food directly or indirectly and becomes part of the food The so-called direct food additives refer to the substances directly added to food The so-called indirect food additives refer to packaging materials or other substances in contact with food, which are transferred to food under reasonable expectation According to this definition, food ingredients are also part of food additives, which is the difference between the definition of food additives in the United States and most countries The following is an introduction to the US food additive limit standard According to American law, FDA (food and Drug Administration) is directly involved in the formulation and management of food additive regulations Because meat is managed by USDA, the additives used in meat and poultry products need to be certified by FDA and USDA; while alcohol and tobacco are managed by TTB, and the food additives used in alcohol and tobacco are also under dual management The basic work of food additive legislation is often undertaken by the corresponding associations For example, the basic work of legislation on food flavors is held by FEMA (the American food flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association) Its safety evaluation results were approved by FDA and published in an affirmative manner, with the FEMA number of GRAS (generally accepted safety) With the progress of science and technology, the accumulation of toxicological data, and the improvement of modern analytical technology, the safety of food additives will be re evaluated and published every few years Section 402 of the food and Drug Administration Law of the United States stipulates that only food additives that have been evaluated and published can be produced and applied, otherwise they will be deemed unsafe Food containing unsafe food additives is "inedible", and inedible food is forbidden to be sold According to us regulations, substances recognized as safe to use in food do not belong to the category of food additives, but the use of such substances is also strictly controlled FDA has implemented a new notification system for generally recognized safe substances, i.e the manufacturer submits its products to FDA According to the reports that its use belongs to generally recognized safe substances, FDA sends a letter to the applicant to confirm or deny the generally recognized safety of the applied substances within a certain period of time (usually 180 days) Nowadays, many foods have food additives, so what is food additives? In fact, food additives are synthetic or natural substances added into food to improve the quality of food such as color, fragrance and taste, as well as the needs of antisepsis and processing technology Some food additives are harmful to human body, but China's food safety detector can accurately check whether the food is safe and whether there is excessive use of additives, so that we can eat food more safely If you want to know more about food additives, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob
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