Tag: Food Additives

Food Additives

Food additives are substances the intended use of which results or may result, directly or indirectly, in its affecting the characteristics of a food. For hundreds of years, people are adding different ingredients to foods.

Some uses of food additives are:

  • Improve or maintain freshness of safety: Preservatives help to slow down food spoilage that may occur because of air, fungi, mold, bacteria or yeast. They may also help regulate contamination that may cause foodborne illnesses. Antioxidants prevent foods that contain oils from becoming stale or developing off flavor.
  • Improve or maintain nutritional content – Minerals, Vitamins, Fiber etc. are added to some foods to increase their nutritional value and to provide for the nutrition that may be lost during cooking or processing.
  • Improve Taste, Texture or Appearance – Food colors are added to food to make it look fresh and tasty. Emulsifiers and stabilizers give foods desired texture and consistency. Leavening agents are used in baking products to aid rising. Certain additives are added to control acidity or alkalinity of foods.

Manufacturers of Food additives are required to register with FDA.

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What are Food Additives?

Food Additives are substances the intended use of which results or may be expected to result, directly or indirectly, in its becoming a component of any food.

Direct Food Additives are any substances that are intentionally added to food to enhance or preserve its taste, texture, nutrition or appearance.

FDA registration is required for all domestic and foreign facilities that manufacturer, pack, label and store food additives. In addition all foreign facilities must also designate a US Agent for the purpose of FDA registration.

All food additives are deemed unsafe and are subject to premarket approval by FDA unless the substance is GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe).

It is the responsibility of the food manufacturers to make sure that all ingredients in his products are approved and are used within the permissible limits of law. The regulatory status of a food is affected by the regulatory status of each food ingredient. The authorization is determined by the identity, properties and limitations of use. The regulatory status may be checked at the FDA website.

Food additives can be of various kinds such as; pH Control Agents, Anti-caking Agents, Emulsifiers, Humectants, Stabilizers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents, Leavening Agents etc.

To market a new food additive or before using an additive already approved for one use in another manner that is not yet approved, a manufacturer or other sponsor must either submit a Food Additive Petition or submit GRAS notification.

A Food Additive Petition is either approved or denied by FDA. If an additive is approved, FDA issues regulations that may include the types of foods in which it can be used, the maximum amounts that can be used, and how it should be appear on food labels.

Alternatively, a manufacturer may choose to go with GRAS notification. Under GRASN, a company notifies FDA that a particular use of a substance has been determined to be GRAS and provide the same type and quality of data to the agency as in the FAP process. FDA reviews the notification data but there is neither approval not denial.

Liberty Management Group LTD  is one of the leading FDA consulting group in the USA. LMG provides assistance with FDA registrations, Label Review and many more FDA regulations.

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Published on: February 14, 2019