ANSC 1645 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Food Additives Amendment Of 1958, Calcium Silicate, Generally Recognized As Safe
1 Apr 2019
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Additives and ingredients are used to improve. If a food has gras status, it does not have to be tested for safety. Testing of the safety of an ingredient that is not gras has to be done by the company and not the government. Better for company to do the testing, because they are the ones that are liable. Says that you cannot have ingredients or additives that cause cancer in lab animals. Examples: sweet n low causes cancer in lab rats, but people spoke out to keep it in the food supply (diabetics, dieticians, and dentists in particular spoke out to keep it in the food supply) Can raise blood pressure and cause hypertension. Antibacterial since it binds water and prevents bacteria from getting water. Put it in salt, because it binds water and prevents the salt from clumping. Used in products such as wine, dried fruits. Used in cured meats (hot dogs, ham, bacon)
