Food additives refer to chemical synthetic or natural substances added to food to improve the quality, color, aroma and taste of food, and to meet the needs of preservation and processing technology.
Due to the rapid development of food industry, food additives have become an important part of modern food industry, and have become an important driving force for technological progress and technological innovation in food industry. In the use of food additives, besides ensuring their due functions and functions, the most important thing is to ensure the safety and hygiene of food.
In order to standardize the use of food additives and ensure the safety of food additives, the National Health and Family Planning Commission has formulated and promulgated GB2760 "National Food Safety Standards for Food Additives" according to the relevant provisions of the Food Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.
The standard stipulates the varieties of additives allowed in food, and specifies the scope and amount of use in detail.