GB2760 “Standard for the Use of Food Additives” in the “food additives” is defined as: in order to improve the quality of food and color, aroma, taste, as well as for preservation of corrosion, preservation of freshness and processing technology needs to be added to the food of artificial or natural substances. Flavors for food, base substances in gum-based confectionery, and processing aids for the food industry are also included.
In the past two decades, food additives and the modern food industry, mutual achievement, have been rapid development, it can be said that “there is no additives without the modern food industry”.
According to statistics, there are 23 categories of food additives in China, more than 2,600 categories; but on the other hand, due to its characteristics, improper use or overuse will cause damage to human health, and many companies are even “food additives use related processes” as CCP to carry out strict control.
Therefore, it is necessary to correctly understand the principle of using food additives, deeply understand their characteristics, and reasonably use technically necessary food additives in combination with the process needs of their own products.
Food Safety Incidents Related to Food Additives
The three major food safety incidents related to food additives include: illegal use, use of prohibited additives, and excessive use of food additives.
Illegal use of food additives, such as the use of food additives for the purpose of concealing quality defects in the food itself and in the processing or for the purpose of adulteration, counterfeiting or forgery. Such as adding preservatives to meat products that have been spoiled.
Second, the use of food additives have been banned by national standards, such as the early years with can be used as preservatives and cookies puffing agent boric acid, borax, because of the accumulation in the body, slow excretion, and affect the role of digestive enzymes, has been abolished, but due to the low cost and the effect of the obvious, it is still possible to be added illegally in the rotting bamboo, meatballs, cold noodles, noodles and other foods.
In addition, is over the scope or excessive use of food additives, such as Shanghai stained steamed bread incident in the “lemon yellow”, there is no provision can be used in steamed bread, belonging to the use of national standards beyond the scope.
But food additives are not fierce than a tiger, reasonable and legal use is the key.
Henan Dehuiyuan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is a comprehensive company integrating science, industry, trade and research. The company is located in Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan Province. At present, we have 8 food additives production lines, which can produce food-grade sodium polyacrylate, compounding thickeners, emulsifiers, bulking agents, pigments, solid seasonings, semi-solid seasonings and food mixes, etc. We always adhere to the principle of new food additives, and we are committed to the development of new food additives.
The company has always insisted on new food additives as the direction of research and development, standing in the forefront of food application science and technology, targeted for food production enterprises to provide excellent quality, economical and practical new additives of various types, supplemented by meticulous, thoughtful, enthusiastic application of technical services, to help enterprises to solve the process of formulating and other aspects of the problem, and the development of marketable new products. The company has more than 20 patented technologies and products, more than 20 domestic and foreign technical experts, and with a number of well-known colleges and universities across the country jointly set up a new technology, new product research institute.
At present, our food additives include: food-grade sodium polyacrylate, compound emulsifier, compound bulking agent, compound coloring agent, compound water retention thickener, compound acidity regulating thickener, compound antioxidant, instant rice noodle product improver, ramen noodle softener, hanging noodle improver (bright white, bright yellow type), frozen product improver, soybean product improver (such as bean curd bamboo), nut product improver, Cold drink stabilizer, etc.
