Safety Assessment of Additives

Experimental studies have been done to test the carcinogenicity of a few common additives used. Most additives are concluded to be safe for consumption, but however in small quantity. Consumption of additives in large amount may lead to many undesirable consequences like possible liver damage,  possible negative effects on child development, pose higher risk of heart disease, behavior change like Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Preservatives and Additives

What are additives/preservatives?

from World Health Organization:

Food additives are substances that are added to food or animal feed during processing or storage. They include antioxidants, preservatives, colouring and flavouring agents, and anti-infective agents. Most food additives have little or no nutritional value.

They are chemical which we add to food to make them more appealing, in looks and in taste. However, some of them have been found to be rather harmful to the body.

In this blog, we will analyse and evaluate several food additives/preservatives found in canned/preserved food and hopefully come into a full understanding of how they affects us.