Essential guide to food additives

Food additives have played and still play an essential role in the food industry. Additives span a great range from simple materials like sodium bicarbonate, essential in the kitchen for making cakes, to mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, an essential emulsifier in low fat spreads and in bread. It has been popular to criticise food additives, and in so doing, to lump them all together, but this approach ignores their diversity of history, source and use. This book includes food additives and why they are used, safety of food additives in Europe, additive legislation within the EU and outside Europe and the complete listing of all additives permitted in the EU. The law covering food additives in the EU which was first harmonised in 1989 has been amended frequently since then, but has now been consolidated with the publication of Regulations 1331/2008 and 1129/2011. This 4th edition of the Guide brings it up to date with the changes introduced by this legislation and by the ongoing review of additives by EFSA. Providing an invaluable resource for food and drink manufacturers, this book is the only work covering in detail every additive, its sources and uses. Those working in and around the food industry, students of food science and indeed anyone with an interest in what is added to their food will find this a practical book full of fascinating details.

Ch. 1 Food Additives and Why They Are Used / Lynn Insall -- 1.1.What are Additives? -- 1.2.Preservatives -- 1.3.Antioxidants -- 1.4.Emulsifiers and Stabilisers -- 1.5.Colours -- 1.6.Sweeteners -- 1.7.Flavour Enhancers -- 1.8.Flavourings -- 1.9.Other Additives -- 1.10.Safety of Additives -- 1.11.Intolerance -- 1.12."Clean Labels" -- 1.13.Conclusion -- References -- ch. 2 Safety of Food Additives in Europe / Susan M. Barlow -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Definition of a Food Additive -- 2.3.European Legislation and the Safety Assessment Process -- 2.3.1.The Framework Legislation -- 2.3.2.Legislation on Specific Classes of Additives -- 2.3.3.The Role of the European Food Safety Authority -- 2.3.4.General Criteria for the Use of Food Additives -- 2.4.Origin of "E" Numbers -- 2.5.Safety Testing of Food Additives -- 2.5.1.Toxicological Tests Required -- 2.5.2.Outcomes of Toxicity Tests -- 2.5.3.Relevance of Effects Observed in Animals for Human Risk Assessment -- 2.6.Risk Assessment of Food Additives -- 2.6.1.Derivation of an Acceptable Daily Intake -- 2.6.2.Comparison of Exposure to Food Additives in the Diet with ADIs -- 2.6.3.Re-evaluation of Permitted Additives -- 2.7.Conclusions -- Ref…