Food Safety And Regulatory Measures

Food additives are substances that are added to food to preserve or enhance its freshness, safety, flavor, texture, or appearance. Some food additives, including salt (in meats like bacon or dried fish), sugar (in marmalade), or sulphur dioxide (in wine), have been used for food preservation for hundreds of years.

Food manufacturing requires a wide variety of additives since preparing meals on a large scale vs preparing them on a small scale at home is extremely different. To keep processed food safe and in good condition from factories or industrial kitchens, during transit  to warehouses and stores, and ultimately to customers, additives are required.