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Food additives are often used in food in order to make them safer, tastier, more attractive, more stable etc.. Examples include benzoic acid in soft drinks, sweeteners in sugarless chewing gums and colours in Chinese New Year food. The information below will help you understand more about food additives.

Overview on Food Additives

Aluminium

• Risk in Brief - Aluminium in Food Uploaded on 31/5/2013
• Food Safety Focus - Aluminium in Food
• Risk Assessment Studies - Aluminium in Food

Benzoic acid

• Food Safety Focus - Benzoic Acid in Milk
• Risk Assessment Studies - Dietary Exposure to Benzoic Acid from Prepackaged Non-alcoholic Beverages of Secondary School Students

Benzoyl Peroxide

• Food Safety Focus - Benzoyl Peroxide in Flour

Boric Acid

• Food Safety Focus - Boric Acid and Borax in Food
• Risk in Brief - Use of Boric Acid and Borax in Food

Canthanxanthin

• Risk in Brief - Canthanxanthin in Food

Colouring matters

• Food Safety Files - Colouring Matters in Food
• Risk Assessment Studies - Use of Preservatives and Colouring Matter in Chinese New Year Foods

Formaldehyde

• Risk in Brief - Formaldehyde in Food
• Food Safety Focus - Formaldehyde in Food
• Food Safety Focus - Formaldehyde in Creamy Candies

Hydrogen peroxide

• Risk in Brief –Use of Hydrogen Peroxide in Food

Red 2 G

• Food Safety Focus - Red 2G in Melon Seeds and Chinese Sausage
• Risk in Brief - Red 2 G in Food

Steviol Glycosides

• Risk in Brief - Steviol Glycosides in Food

Sulphur Dioxide

• Food Safety Files - Sulphur dioxide in longan
• Food Safety Files - Sulphur dioxide in Meat

Sweentener

• Risk in Brief - Sweeteners in Foods
• Risk Assessment Studies - Sweetener in Confectionery Products (Chinese Version Only)
• Risk Assessment Studies - Risk assessment on artificial sweeteners in beverages