What are prohibited food additives

Introduction: food additives are closely related to our life, but some of them are harmful to our health Here are some prohibited food additives Today, this article introduces what are the prohibited food additives, so that you can learn more about food additives Tonyred 1 Sudan red is not a food additive, but a chemical dye Its chemical composition contains a compound called naphthalene, which has azo structure Because of the nature of this chemical structure, it has carcinogenicity, and has obvious toxic effect on human liver and kidney organs It belongs to chemical dyestuff, mainly used in petroleum, engine oil and some other industrial solvents, with the purpose of adding color to it, and also used for adding luster to shoes, floors, etc Sudan red includes Sudan Red 1, Sudan Red 2, Sudan Red 3 and Sudan Red 4 They are generally insoluble in water and easily soluble in organic solvents They can be called food extracted by acetonitrile and filtered The filtrate is analyzed by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography Qualitative and quantitative detection are carried out by UV-Vis detector with variable wavelength The State prohibits the addition of Sudan red in food processing Illegal traders mainly use Sudan red in pepper products (food) such as chili powder and other foods that need to be colored, such as dyeing, coloring, coloring, color preserving or feeding ducks and poultry to prepare red heart eggs To identify Sudan red, we can see whether it is soluble in water, soluble in water, soluble in organic solvents such as chloroform, etc Borax (Forbidden) Industrial chemical name: sodium boroacetate, with high toxicity, is a toxic chemical raw material The State prohibits the addition and use of Borax in food processing Illegal traders use borax in meat products such as noodles, dumpling skin, zongzi, pastries, cold noodles, cold skin, meatballs, etc., and in foods such as beancurd to increase gluten, strengthen gluten, increase elasticity, crisp pine, fresh and tender, and improve taste Hydrogen peroxide for industrial use (Forbidden) Industrial chemical name: hydrogen peroxide or sodium percarbonate, with high purity and strong corrosiveness Hydrogen peroxide water is food grade hydrogen peroxide and industrial grade hydrogen peroxide, which are generally marked on the package Industrial grade hydrogen peroxide is industrial hydrogen peroxide The State prohibits the addition and use of hydrogen peroxide for industrial use in food processing Illegal traders mainly use it in expanding, bleaching, coloring, deodorizing, antisepsis and sterilization of bamboo shoots, aquatic products, fruits, rotten meat and other foods Caustic soda for industrial use (Forbidden) Industrial chemical name: sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda, caustic soda, caustic soda, flake alkali, is a very strong corrosive Alkali is divided into edible grade and industrial grade Generally, there is a mark on the package Industrial grade alkali is industrial alkali The State prohibits the addition and use of industrial alkali in food processing Illegal traders mainly use it in dry aquatic products such as chicken feet, tripe, tendon, sea cucumber, squid, etc and in aquatic products such as hair foaming, swelling, tenderness, whiteness, smoothness, appearance and texture improvement Nowadays, many foods have food additives, so what are food additives? In fact, food additives are synthetic or natural substances added into food to improve the quality of food such as color, fragrance and taste, as well as to meet the needs of antisepsis and processing technology Some food additives are harmful to human body, but China's food safety detector can accurately check whether the food is safe or not, and whether there is excessive use of additives, so that we can eat food more safely If you want to know more about food additives, please go to Baibai safety net Editor in charge: he xianrob