Food Additives

Question 1

Food Additive Definition

Answer 1

A substance that is added to a food either intentionally or during production, processing, treatment, packaging, transportation, or storage of food

Question 2

Direct Additives

Answer 2

A substance that is intentionally added to a food for a specific purpose

Question 3

Secondary Direct Additives

Answer 3

Are not directly added to food and are used in a way that are likely to become a component of the food

Question 4

Indirect Additives

Answer 4

becomes a part of food in trace amounts during processing, treatment, packaging, transportation, and storage of foods

Question 5

Interim additives

Answer 5

Substances with a history of used and their safety or functionality are brought into question

Question 6

3 ways a substance can be approved for use as a food additive

Answer 6

1. Acheive GRAS Status
2. Prior-sanction
3. Approval of a food additive petition as per Sec 408b

Question 7

Color Additives

Answer 7

Any dye, pigment, or substance which has been made by a process of synthesis, extracted, isolated, or derived from a natural source.
They can impart color when added to food

Question 8

lakes

Answer 8

water-insoluble forms of certifiable colors that are more stable than straight dyes

Question 9

straight dye

Answer 9

certifiable colors that dissolve in water and are manufactured as powders, granules, liquids, or other special forms

Question 10

permanent listing

Answer 10

a list of allowable colors determined by tests to be safe for human consumption

Question 11

provisional listing

Answer 11

a list of colors originally numbering about 200, that FDA allows to continue to be used pending