This guidance provides information about regulatory requirements that you need to comply with. Pdf principal environmental health officer london borough of hackney food additives arent a recent discovery, have been used by. That food additive has subsequently been authorised on the basis of specific uses and has been allocated the number e 1205. Additives and e numbers for colours, preservatives, antioxidants, sweeteners, emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and other types of additives. These include standard codes e numbers that accurately describe additives used in the production of food. Australia and new zealand have their own set of approved additives, which are not written with a prefix letter. A number of natural and synthetic additives are used to color foods. Minutes of the 2nd plenary meeting of the scientific panel on food. For additional information, see the codex alimentarius commission procedural manual. Also available in printable brochure format pdf 330 kb. Additive 103, alkanet, is not approved for use in europe so does not have an e number. These numbers are also used in australia and new zealand but without the e.
Guide to food additives e numbers food additive codes you are digging your grave with your teeth. You are destroying your own health, and the health of your kids and you are paying for it out of ignorance. However, when one food additive has more than one function, it is given only one e number. Sulfites, nitrates, nitrites, benzoates, citrates, phosphates, sorbates, msg, glutamates. A model diet was developed for italy by combining selected foods and bev. Some common food additives enumber substance some foodstuffs in which they are used.
International numbering system ins as determined by the codex alimentarius committee though only a subset of the ins additives is approved for use in the european union. Some common food additives enumber substance some foodstuffs in which they are used e260 acetic acid butter, margarine, processed cheese, curry powder, cooking oil. Constantly prefacing the words food additive with chemical was sufficiently. E numbers are all prefixed by e, but coun tries outside europe use only the number, w h e t he r t he a d di t i ve i s ap p r ov e d in e u ro p e or n o t. E numbers e stands for europe are codes for substances used as food additives for use within the european union eu and european free trade.
These additives are grouped under the category of preservatives in the ins system. The international numbering system for food additives ins has been prepared by the codex committee on food additives and contaminants ccfac for the purpose of providing an agreed international numerical system for identifying food additives in ingredient lists as an alternative to the declaration of the. Evaluation of certain food additives world health organization. Different food additives and advice on regulations and the safety of additives in food. Eu food categories to which authorised food additives may be added. Food preservatives additives can be seen as a positive and negative.
Most gas chromatographic methods presented in this manual are based on capillary. In the table below, food additives approved for europe are listed with an e, see list of e number, and those approved for australia and new zealand with. A seasoning is a blend of permitted food ingredients added as necessary to achieve an. E numbers e stands for europe are codes for substances used as food additives for use within the european union eu and european free trade association efta. Approved additives and e numbers food standards agency. S o me o f th e seaweeds are the excellent sources of food gums in which comes the. Food additive code numbers additive code table index click here i have written about food additives and preservatives with the hope you perceive it with an open mind. E number name category side effects e100 curcumin colour.
E numbers, food additives, preservatives, toxins, food. In the european union, approved food additives are written with a prefix of e. Foods sold in the european union eu have had full ingredient labelling since the mid1980s. It is extremely wise to avoid eating food with harmful food additives e numbers in them. Commonly found on food labels, their safety assessment and approval are the responsibility of the european food safety authority efsa having a single unified list for food additives was first agreed upon in 1962 with food. In addition, sodium nitrite is used not only as an antimicrobial, but also to fix the color of meat by interaction with meat pigments. It will tell you what each additive does, followed by its name or e number. The use of additives in foods standardized by codex is. Combined compendium of food additive specifications.