In response to consumer concerns about food additives, Yu Huanling, a professor of the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at Capital Medical University, said that an additive is approved as a food additive and undergoes a series of strict safety evaluations. The scope of application and the amount of use are clearly defined in the use, as long as the company is used in strict accordance with the national standard, it is safe. Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, June 28th (Reporter Gao Jing) "A pack of instant noodles contains more than 20 kinds of food additives is not much." On the 28th, at the China National Journalists Association held a seminar on food safety and media responsibility, Experts say that consumers are not worried about the safety of legally used food additives, and they are overly worried.


The theme of the seminar was “Building a Common Rule to Make Food Consumption More Reassuring”.


In response to consumer concerns about food additives, Yu Huanling, a professor at the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at Capital Medical University, said that when an additive is approved as a food additive, it undergoes a series of rigorous safety evaluations. In use, the state has clear provisions on the scope and amount of food additives. As long as the company uses food additives in strict accordance with national standards, it is safe.


Illegal additives such as “Sudan Red” and “melamine”, which have caused widespread concern before, have not been included in the scope of food additives. “It’s these fake additives that have broken the reputation of food additives.” Yu Huanling said that for ordinary foods, producers use food additives to improve food quality and preservation, but should also pay attention to not abuse food additives. .


Experts attending the conference believe that food safety affects the nation's nerves and disseminates scientific food and nutritious diet knowledge is an important part of building a safe and healthy food environment. News media workers should pay attention to scientific verification, disseminate correct knowledge, resist false rumors, and actively guide people to establish correct eating concepts. (Source: Xinhua News Agency)