Food Additive Safety

• Laws Governing Food Additive Safety
  A brief background and the current status on federal regulations that apply to food additives

• The Approval Process for Food Additives
  Description of the information a manufacturer must provide to the FDA about a proposed food additive in the petition for its approval.

• Toxicity Testing Methods
  Food additives are tested for possible toxic effects and carcinogenicity.

• Postmarketing Surveillance
  After a food additive is successfully approved, the government continues to monitor it for safety.

• Specific Food Additives
  Some issues and concerns surrounding specific food additives.

Prepared Summer 1997 by Bernadene Magnuson, Ph.D.
University of Idaho, Dept. of Food Science and Toxicology - EXTOXNET FAQ Team.