1, is a very common additives, commonly used in the production of soft drinks, ice cream, fruit juice, candy, pastries and Western food. It is a mixture of natural or synthetic spices extracted from plants and animals and blended to produce an aromatic flavor at room temperature.

2. The purpose of using food flavors is to produce, change, maintain or improve the flavor of food.

3, children's skin is more delicate, if there is a flavor or whitening ingredients, may contain zinc and lead, which can cause dry skin, allergies and erythema and other symptoms, the flavor is still irritating to the skin, easy to allergies.

The Standard for the Use of Food Additives (GB2760) stipulates that as long as it has been evaluated for safety, it will not cause harm to the health of consumers, and there is a need for the use of substances in the food processing process can be used as food additives.

Legal food additives, the use of national regulations within the limit, can be considered long-term consumption will not be harmful to the body, while the illegal use of food additives, the excessive use of food additives in excess of the scope of the behavior are illegal, should be firmly prohibited.

At the same time, the food flavor itself also has a self-limiting, slightly put a little bit will produce a great aroma, if you put more, the taste will be very pungent, both waste of cost and no benefit. Therefore, as long as it is in accordance with the national standards and requirements of the addition of edible flavors, harmless to the body.

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