What are safe food additives

Introduction: not every kind of food additive is harmful to the body Some food additives are safer when they are used Which are safe food additives? The definitions of food additives are different in the world The joint food regulation committee of the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (who) defines food additives as follows: food additives are non nutritive substances that are intentionally added to food in small amounts to improve the appearance, flavor, organizational structure or storage properties of food According to this definition, food fortifiers for the purpose of enhancing food nutrients should not be included in the scope of food additives The following 100 safety net for you to introduce which are safe food additives According to the definition of food additives by the FAO / who food Power Generation Committee (CAC) in 1962, food additives refer to substances added for technical purposes in food manufacturing, processing, adjustment, processing, packaging, transportation and storage As an auxiliary component, food additive can directly or indirectly become a food component, but it can not affect the characteristics of food It is a substance that does not contain pollutants and does not aim to improve food nutrition According to the hygienic standard for the use of food additives in China, it can be divided into 22 categories: (1) preservative (2) antioxidant (3) chromogenic agent (4) bleaching agent (5) sour agent (6) coagulant (7) loose agent (8) Thickener (9) defoamer (10) sweetener (11) colorant (12) emulsifier (13) quality improver (14) anti caking agent (15) flavor enhancer (16) enzyme preparation (17) film coating agent (18) foaming agent (19) preservative (20) fragrance (21) nutritional enhancer (22) Other additives Are these food additives really harmful? In fact, the following principles should be followed when using these additives In order to ensure the correct use of food additives in food, generally speaking, the use of food additives should follow the following principles: 1 Through the evaluation of food toxicology safety, long-term use within its use limit is harmless to human safety 2 It does not affect the sensory properties and physical and chemical indexes of the food itself, and has no destructive effect on the nutritional components 3 Food additives shall have the hygiene standards and quality standards for use issued and approved by the Ministry of health of the people's Republic of China 4 Food additives shall have clear inspection methods in application 5 Food additives shall not be used for the purpose of covering up food spoilage or for the purpose of mixing, adulterating or forging 6 It is not allowed to operate and use food additives without hygiene license, qualified product inspection and pollution 7 Food additives can be destroyed or eliminated by processing, cooking or storage after reaching certain use purpose, and it is safer not to ingest human body The harm of food additives can be large or small We can't ignore the harm of additives The state also attaches great importance to this problem Every product will be inspected before it is put on the market The food safety detector can accurately check whether the food is safe or not If you want to know more about food safety, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob