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ESSENTIAL QUESTION How harmful are food additives Background A food additive is any substance added to a food directly to improve its quality or indirectly via packaging Food additives have been used for over a century to preserve flavor thicken and enhance food . The. . direct. . impact. of . the. . food. . you. . eat. is it . builds. . your. . cells. .. Your. . cells. . build. . your. . tissues. . . Your. . tissues. . build. . your. . organs. Jasper K. Imungi, PhD. Professor of Food Chemistry. Department of Food Science, Nutrition and Technology. University of Nairobi. Paper presented in the. . Food Additives and Safety Workshop, 24th June, 2014 Intercontinental Hotel, Nairobi. Mycoprotein. Using. . microorganisms. in . food. . production. . 21/01/2015. Year 10 Biology. How do we make yoghurt?. Microbes are used in production of some foods.. Milk can be turned into yoghurt with the help of a certain kind of bacteria. The. . direct. . impact. of . the. . food. . you. . eat. is it . builds. . your. . cells. .. Your. . cells. . build. . your. . tissues. . . Your. . tissues. . build. . your. . organs. Like clothing and music, food goes through trends, or fashions.. These trends affect the foods that are available to us:. What is grown. What is produced. What is sold. Some trends describe preferences: style of food, cooking technique, or flavours that are popular. Lesson 3: Additives & Preservatives. Intentional Additives. Chemicals that are intentionally introduced to foods to aid in processing. Their use is strictly regulated by national and international laws. Processed foods often contain small amounts of ingredients, added to extend their shelf life, or improve; colour, flavour, texture or nutritional value. Additives can be natural or synthetic (chemical).. Manojit Basu, PhD . Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA). 1. Outline. GMA overview. Food Additives. Determining Regulatory . Status - FDA. Risk Assessment Process. FDA Safety Standards. 2. Grocery Manufacturers Association(GMA). :. Only use additives approved by your local regulatory . authority. NEVER. . use more additives than are allowed by law . NEVER. . use additives to alter the appearance of . food . Do . NOT. . sell produce treated with sulfites before it was received in the . May only be used if they fulfill acceptable and useful functions. . They must be safe to use.. There must be a technological need for their use.  . Their use must not mislead the consumer, i.e. issues related to the nature, freshness, quality of ingredients used. . The effect of carboxylic acid additives on the structure and corrosion resistance of alumina coatings Background & Theory Methods & Materials Figure 2 . SEM cross-section image of anodized aluminum with 100mg Food additives are substances added to products to perform specific technological functions. These functions include preserving, i.e. increasing shelf-life or inhibiting the growth of pathogens, or adding . What are Additives?. Additives are substances put into food during processing in order to improve it in some way. . They may be natural, e.g. spices or herbs, or artificial, e.g. tartrazine, which is a yellow colour in sweets and soft drinks.. Additives. Substances that are added to food to maintain or improve the safety, freshness, taste, texture, to extend its shelf life are known as . food additives.. Some food additives have been in use for centuries for preservation – such as salt (in meats), sugar (in marmalade.