Food additives play an important role in food preservation, flavor and color enhancement, convenient processing and so on.

At the beginning of the 20th century, food additives were widely used in modern food industry in western countries.

In our country, food additives have been widely used in daily life, such as baking soda for steamed bread is a leavening agent, red yeast in red beancurd is the pigment, brine for tofu is a coagulant, nitrite for preserved meat is a preservative and so on.

The supervision of food additives in our country carries out the most strict "white list" system, and conducts strict and prudent review on its use safety and technological necessity, stipulating the scope and amount of use.

Legal and compliant use of food additives allows people to enjoy a variety of color and flavor richer, delicious food at the same time, without increasing food safety risks.

The illegal use of food additives beyond the scope and limit is the focus of the crackdown.

Content source: special food world