Highly competitive the Global
Food Additives Market appears fragmented owing to the presence of a sizeable number of well-established players.
"This study presents pivotal evidence that consumption of food containing
food additive E171 (titanium dioxide) affects gut microbiota as well as inflammation in the gut, which could lead to diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases and colorectal cancer," he said.
Here's a short list of some of the
food additives restricted by the European Union but allowed in American foods.
"Consumers' knowledge and safety perceptions of
food additives: Evaluation on the effectiveness of transmitting information on preservatives." Food Control, 2011; 22.7: 1054-1060.
But the demand for
food additives is quite dynamic with food ingredient suppliers and manufacturers focusing on enhancing existing products through innovative technologies that can satisfy customer's requirements and introducing new product in the market.
"This state of affairs might not matter if all
food additives were safe at current levels of intake.
As a natural outcome, analysis of
food additives came into focus, especially for the assessment of their harmful potentials and quantitative or qualitative value of risks related to their use [1].
The federal government also made safety decisions on 1,483 direct
food additives, 3,007 indirect
food additives, 802 food-contact substances, 120 prior-sanctioned substances, 148 color additives, and 581 pesticide chemicals/residues.
Over the years I've entered the controversial argument about
food additives, particularly food colouring and children's behaviour, as each flurry of news attempted to associate the two.
Summary: RIYADH: Participants of the first international conference on halal food under way in Riyadh on Monday stressed the dire need for legal standards to determine the lawfulness
food additives.
"Congress established our
food additive regulatory program more than 50 years ago, and it does not stand up well to scrutiny based on today's standards of science and public transparency," said Tom Neltner,
Food Additives Project director in the Pew Health Group.
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (OMA) has launched an International
Food Additive Database designed to provide industry with easy access to accurate and current regulatory requirements on
food additives in importing countries around the world.