Food Additives – why do we need them?

Urbanization has escalated the development of food and great technologies for the preservation and transformation of foods. Food additives are one of the best technologies developed to procure quality and sustain the attributes of food. The reliability of processed food has made food additives a part of our daily lives since the food we consume could not be consumed or manufactured without the use of food additives. On the other hand, there is a controversial issue on the incorporation of additives in food products as they tend to have negative health impacts on humans. Hence, National authorities in all countries determine the safety of additives prior to use.