Is melamine a food additive

Introduction: melamine is a white monoclinic crystal, almost tasteless, slightly soluble in water (3.1g/l normal temperature), soluble in methanol, formaldehyde, acetic acid, hot glycol, glycerin, pyridine, etc., but is cyanuric acid a food additive? Now let's learn about it together with the small edition of Baibai safety net Melamine, commonly known as melamine and albuminum, IUPAC is named "1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine", which is a triazine nitrogen-containing heterocyclic organic compound and used as chemical raw materials It is a white monoclinic crystal, almost tasteless, slightly soluble in water (3.1g/l normal temperature), soluble in methanol, formaldehyde, acetic acid, hot glycol, glycerin, pyridine, etc., insoluble in acetone, ether, harmful to the body, not used in food processing or food additives But is cyanuric acid a food additive? Now let's learn about it together with the small edition of Baibai safety net Sudan red and melamine, which have caused public panic, are not food additives There are strict management measures for food additives in China, not all the things added to food are called food additives There is a list in our national standard, which not only specifies what can be used as food additives, but also specifies the scope and dosage allowed to be used Anything not on this list is not called food additive Anyone who dares to use it indiscriminately will be severely punished by law Sudan red is an industrial dye, which can be added to duck feed by lawbreakers to make duck eggs redder and deceive consumers Melamine is also an important chemical raw material, which can be used to make porcelain like tableware Illegally added it to milk, can cheat detection equipment, forgery of higher protein content Both of them are not in the list of food additives Of course, they are not food additives, but typical illegal additives They are the targets that the government focuses on Baibai safety net reminds you: are food additives harmful? Some food additives are harmful to human body, but our national food safety detector can accurately check whether the food is safe and whether there is excessive use of additives, so that we can eat more safe food If you want to know more about food additives, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: Wang Xiaoli