Food Additive

Name:
Food Additive
Detailed information:
(1) Intentional: The Food Protection Committee of the National Research council states that a food additive is “a substance or mixture other than a basic foodstuff that is present in food as a result of any aspect of production, processing, storage, or packaging.” (2) Unintentional: Substances that may become part of a food product as a result of chance contamination, such as insecticide residues, fertilizers, and the like. The permissible content of insecticide residues has been established by the FDA. The Food Additives Amendment to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act empowers the FDA to disapprove or discontinue any food additive that it determines to be unsafe at the level of intended use, based on data supplied by the manufacturer.Note: Unintentional additives should more logically be called contaminants.