Can food additives be added, and how should they be added?This is also a concern of the public, after all, food safety is greater than the sky, and it is related to the health of every citizen. For example, Ms. Sun, a citizen, called to reflect that now she can take a random food, and there are various additives on the packaging, and the name is long, which is incomprehensible. Lawyer Zhang, now Ms. Sun asks, can these additives be added, is it safe for our health?Please share your views.
Zhang Zhenhai, president of the Legal Culture Research Association of Shibei District, Qingdao City, saidFood additives refer to, in order to improve the quality of food color and flavor and for the needs of preservative preservation and processing technology, and add natural substances or synthetic substances in food, which are mainly classified as antioxidants, colorants, color protection agents, enzyme preparations, flavor enhancers, preservatives, sweeteners, etc., in addition to preservatives and other inedible additives, the vast majority of food on the current market are used different edible additives, which not only increases the variety and quantity of food. China's food market has also reduced the risk of food infection microorganisms to a certain extent, and extended the shelf life of food, so as to avoid waste, if additives are not used, not only the appearance and taste of food will decline, many foods can not be produced and preserved at all.
According to Article 34, Paragraph 1 of the Food Safety Law, the production and operation of the following foods, food additives, and food-related products are prohibited. For example, food produced with non-food raw materials or food with chemical substances other than food additives and other substances that may harm human health, or food produced with ** food as raw materials. According to the above regulations, food additives can be added to food, which is also safe for our body.
Therefore, when we citizens buy food, we must buy food from regular manufacturers. Of course, for us ordinary citizens, the ability to distinguish is still limited. For some professional management, it is also necessary for the food safety management department to be conscientious, so that the people can eat healthy food, so as to maintain the health of each of our people.