FOOD 2010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Flavor, Corn Syrup, Food Irradiation

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Food Science
• Course: FOOD 2010
• Professor: Macrone

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What is a food additive food additive is a chemical or substance that becomes part of a food either intentionally (which most are. Sugar, salt, corn syrup) or accidently (must receive approval from food and drug administration before being used). They reduce stickiness, promote mixing, either destabilize foams or promote foaming. 7. 2 food laws & regulations the federal food, drug, and cosmetic act (ffdca) of. 1938 gave fda authority over food and food ingredients and defined requirements for truthful labeling or ingredients. 7. 4 approval process for food additives to market a new food/colour additive, you must first get fda approval: food additive can cause harm called toxicity. The test uses a bacterial strain of salmonella typhimurium that has a mutant gene preventing it from making histidine. Normal salmonella typhimurium are able to grow in the absence of histidine because they are able to make their own histidine, but mutants cannot.