1. They should not cause any health hazards to human beings;

2. They should not cover up the spoilage of food;

3. They should not cover up the quality defects of the food itself or the processing process, or use the food additives with the purpose of adulteration, adulteration, or forgery;

4. They should not reduce the nutritional value of the food itself;

5. They should be used in as low a quantity as possible to achieve the intended purpose;

6. Nutritional value of the food itself;

5. The amount used in the food should be as low as possible under the premise of achieving the intended purpose;

6. Processing aids used in the food industry should generally be removed before the final product is made, except for those with specified residue levels in the food.

Food additives may be used in the following cases:

1. to maintain the nutritional value of the food itself;

2. as a necessary ingredient or component of certain foods for special dietary use;

3. to improve the quality and stability of the food and to improve the organoleptic properties thereof;

4. to facilitate the production, processing, packaging, transportation, or storage of the food.

Legal basis: "Supervision and Management of Food Additive Production Regulations" Article 6

Producers must obtain a production license before engaging in the production of food additives.

To obtain a production license, the following conditions shall be met:

(a) a legally valid business license;

(b) professional and technical personnel appropriate to the production of food additives;

(c) production sites and plant facilities appropriate to the production of food additives; its health management in line with the requirements of hygiene and safety;

(d) production of food additives with the (d) production equipment or facilities and other production conditions appropriate to the production of food additives;

(e) technical and technological documents and process documents appropriate to the production of food additives in accordance with the relevant requirements;

(f) a sound and effective quality management and accountability system;

(g) factory inspection capacity appropriate to the production of food additives; the product meets the relevant standards as well as requirements for the protection of human health and personal safety. human health and personal safety requirements;

(viii) in line with the provisions of the national industrial policy, there is no state-ordered elimination and prohibited investment in the construction of backward technology, high energy consumption, pollution of the environment, waste of resources;

(ix) other conditions prescribed by laws and regulations.

Article VII of the production of food additives, the applicant shall produce the location of the provincial quality and technical supervision departments (hereinafter referred to as the licensing authority) to submit an application for a production license.