Nowadays, people’s panic about food additives is mainly caused by the wrong understanding of food additives.Below are some misunderstandings sorted out by Envo Chemical Industry Co., LTD：
Myth 1: harmful substances added to food belong to food additives.
Often mentioned harmful substances (such as Sudan red) are mostly illegal additives, non-edible substances, no matter how much added to food, are illegal.
Food additives are different, as long as they do not exceed the amount and scope of use, it is safe. Unless scientific studies find new toxic effects, it is up to the government to change the limit of its use or remove it from the list of food additives. Therefore, the association of melamine, Sudan red and other food additives is a complete misunderstanding of the basic concept of food additives.
Myth 2: Some brands claim to be better than others because they contain no additives.
This is just a means of commercial publicity, taking advantage of consumers’ lack of understanding of food additives to make people misunderstand that only this brand does not contain certain additives, while other similar brands do, which is often suspected of unfair competition.
Modern processed foods are hardly free of additives. Even if a product is claimed to be free of “preservatives”, it does not necessarily contain antioxidants and other food additives; Claiming to be free of “food coloring” does not mean it is free of flavors, emulsifiers, thickeners and other food additives.
Myth 3: Food without additives must be safer.
In most cases, processed foods may be less safe without proper food additives. Food additives should not be added when the disorderly addition belongs to illegal behavior, but when the addition is not added is not good. Because microbes are always ready to compete with us for nutrients in food, the oxygen in the air is also ready to oxidize and deteriorate nutrients in food. No additives at all in processed food, is very rare, its safety is also worrying.
Without food additives, there would be no modern food industry and modern good life. The rational use of additives is beneficial and harmless, it makes food richer and safer, while the abuse of food additives is the fault of people, not the fault of food additives.
