How to use food additives rationally

Wang Xinping, the Associate Professor of Xi'an University of Science and Technology considers the use of food additives should be guided by the principle of improving standards, strengthen supervision and strict control.

Wang Xinping researches food security issues for a long time. In his view, food additives is a double-edged sword. Useful additives can increase the nutritional content of the food, such as adding a variety of trace elements the human body need to formula milk powder. In addition, many food processing also requires additives for preservation, color and flavor.

But at the same time, a number of food processing enterprises abuse the food additives. There are harmful substances with toxic, excessive use of additives and so on.

Wang Xinping insists that the use of food additives should be guided by the principle of improving standards, strengthen supervision and strict control. At present, China's food security standards are too general and vague. Therefore, China should establish and improve a high standard of food security system, and gradually implement the market access system.

Originally Posted: About Additive