At present there are more than 5,000 species of food additive in the world. The food additive has reached more than l500 in China. It has reached more than ten thousand kinds of food which additives .
Generally speaking, the use of chemical additive is safe according to the national scope and dosage. However, with the scientific and technological progress, some of the original non-toxic additives which are also found toxic or carcinogenic, teratogenic effect now.
The stipulation of food security legislation on food additives is various in Different countries.
Japan: The use of additives Adhere to the principles of healthy
US: Requests the applicant to provide the detection methods of additives
European Union: The chemical additive must be proven safe
