Types and hazards of food additives

Introduction: there are many kinds of food additives, and there are certain hazards in each kind of food additives Here is an introduction to the types and hazards of food additives Food additives are inseparable from our life, but how much do we know about food additives? Let's introduce the types and hazards of food additives According to the provisions of China's food hygiene law (1995), food additives are synthetic or natural substances added into food for the purpose of improving the quality of food such as color, fragrance and taste, as well as for the needs of antisepsis and processing technology At present, there are 23 categories and more than 2000 varieties of food additives in China, including Acidity Regulators, anti caking agents, defoamers, antioxidants, bleaching agents, bulking agents, colorants, color protectors, enzyme agents, flavor enhancers, nutrition enhancers, preservatives, sweeteners, thickeners, spices, etc 1 Sweeteners and preservatives: most of them are preserved fruits, preserved fruits, hawthorn soup, tea drinks and carbonated drinks in cans Hazard: may cause cancer 2 pigment: mostly in: sauce and brine products, enema products, leisure dried meat products, colorful sugar Hazard: after long-term ingestion of food containing colorant, human health will be affected, and excessive pollutants will cause damage to main organs of human body It is harmful to children's health and development Benzoyl peroxide mostly exists in flour Hazard: excessive use of benzoyl peroxide will damage the nutrients in flour and produce benzoic acid Benzoic acid needs to be decomposed in the liver Excessive consumption will damage the liver function to varying degrees These are part of food additives More knowledge about food additives can be found in Baibai safety net Here you will know the harm of excessive food additives and how to use food safety detector to protect our food health Editor in charge: he xianrob