Food additives, regulations definition

Sweeteners are food additives by definition in almost all countries and need approval for use by food laws, food regulations, decrees or certificates released and issued by the national government or other responsible governmental institutions. Generally three prerequisites must be fulfilled to obtain an approval for use ... 

According to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, food additives may be defined as "substances. .. the intended use of which results or may reasonably be expected to result, directly or indirectly, either in their becoming a component of food or otherwise affecting the characteristics of food" (1). Canada and the European Community have adopted similar definitions. According to this broad definition, a food additive is synonymous to a food ingredient. In practice, however, the word additive is limited to substances that are used in small quantities. 

Under the terms of the US Food Regulations, flavourings fall under the definition of food additives. The respective definition was implemented in the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act by the Food Additives Amendment of 1958. With this amendment, the general requirement of safety became the major topic for food additives. 

Food additives and flavourings are regulated by Decree 2106 [47a]. Food additives are classified in 21 categories Article 3, paragraph 6 gives the following definitions for flavourings ... 

One of the hard tasks for the polysaccharides and oligosaccharides regulation is their definition as ingredients and/or food additives. 

In the EU, a substance can be used in food if it has been found that it is harmless to the consumers and that a technological need for its use is in place. Currendy, the Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parhament indicates, through an extensive list, the food additives that can be used by the food industry.In this diploma, food additives are defined as substances that are not normally consumed as food itself but are added to food intentionally for a technological purpose (...) such as the preservation of food. In this definition, there are some examples that should not be considered as food additives, such as salt replacers, vitamins, and minerals. 

Infant formulas are regulated as food. If a manufacturer wishes to add a new ingredient to an infant formula, it must follow one of three routes it may determine a substance is GRAS without formally notifying FDA, it may file a GRAS Notification with FDA, or it may file a Food Additive Petition (see Box 4-1 for the definition of a food additive) with FDA. The GRAS Notification and the Food Additive Petition processes are described below. 

Code of Federal Regulations (CRC) (2013) 21CFC170.3, Title 21, Vol. 3, Part 170, Food Additives Section 170.3(i) Definitions definition of safety. htqD //www.accessdata.fda.gov/ scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm fr=170.3. Accessed 20 Oct 2013 Cushen M, Kerry J, Morris M et al (2013) Migration and exposure assessment of silver from a PVC nanocomposite. Food Chem 139(l-4) 389-397 de Azeredo HMC (2013) Antimicrobial nanostructures in food packaging. Trends Food Sci Technol 30(l) 56-69... 

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