Can food additives be eaten?The National Health and Health Commission responded →

The National Health Commission held a press conference on June 27 to introduce the progress and results of food safety and nutritional health work since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. At the meeting, Li Ning, director of the National Food Safety Risk Evaluation Center, introduced: Our country has adopted a strict approval and management system for the use of food additives. Only the process technology is really necessary, and the risk assessment must be approved by the safe and reliable food additives. use.

Even if the security is guaranteed, there is no need for technology, and it will not be approved. In addition, the National Food Safety Risk Evaluation Center has strict regulations on which foods can be used and how much they can use in each food additive. There are strict requirements for the management, logo, and food added of food additives. Therefore, as long as the food additives stipulated in the standards are used, the use of the use of standards and amounts of use is safe.

Some consumers are worried that eating a variety of foods contains the same food additives, whether it has an additional burden on the body. The National Food Safety Risk Evaluation Center formulates the situation of each food additive in the food use range and dosage in food, which has fully considered this situation. That is to say, the use of food additives has been guaranteed in the use of food additives standards in a variety of foods.

Therefore, as long as the manufacturer is used strictly in accordance with the standards of food additives, food is qualified, and consumers do not need to worry about taking a variety of foods a day to contain the same additive, which has an additional burden on health. Of course, it is recommended that consumers should be rationally matched in the diet model and balanced diet. According to the dietary model recommended by the dietary guidelines of Chinese residents, they eat healthier and more nutritious.

(Source: CCTV News Client)

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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