Food additive

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004576",
  "term": "Food additive",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A substance that is not eaten as a food in its own right and is not a typical food ingredient, but is deliberately put into a food for a technological reason at some stage from manufacture through processing, packaging, transport and storage. Preservatives, colorants and emulsifiers are examples. In the European Union each authorised additive is given an E number, for example E330 for citric acid.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. 'Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)' on page 1225 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac200779071153)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/food-additive/"
}