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food additive

vr.tr.food-additive · PHY.MAT

Let an agent explain food additives by function, code, safety evaluation and labelling, and help people manage allergies and intolerances, without personal medical advice.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain food additives by function, code, safety evaluation and labelling, and help people manage allergies and intolerances, without personal medical advice.

A substance added to food for a technological purpose such as preservation, colour, sweetening, texture or acidity, including preservatives, colours, sweeteners, emulsifiers and acidity regulators; additives are evaluated for safety and authorised with E numbers or equivalent codes, while ingredients such as yeast are generally not classed as additives.

What it is for: Food safety, quality and shelf life.

It can be identify an additive from its E number or name; find its safety evaluation; read ingredient labels; avoid additives for dietary or medical reasons.

Distinguishing features

Technological function

Authorised and coded

Evaluated for safety

Must be labelled

What it looks like

Listed on labels by name or code, such as E numbers.

How it is recognised

E numbers and INS codes

Function names such as preservative or colour

Processing aids may not appear on labels

Related models

is a kind of - category

food ingredient

is identified by - code

E number

is evaluated by - authorities

EFSA and JECFA

is related to - emulsifiers

colloid

In practice

Families and kinds

preservatives

colours

sweeteners

emulsifiers and thickeners

acidity regulators and flavour enhancers

Identifiers

E number or INS e.g. E300 additive code

Standards and regulation

EU Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives

Codex General Standard for Food Additives

Food labelling rules

Failure modes and hazards

Sensitivity reactions such as to sulphites

Misinformation about additive safety

Agents giving personal medical advice

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identify Which additive.

Codes identify additives.

Code

E number.

Code

Code lookup.

  1. Which additive does this E number or INS code refer to, and what is its function? provenance
  2. Is it natural or synthetic in origin? provenance

Label

Reading labels.

Label

Labels.

  1. How are additives listed on this food label? definition
  2. Which additives require warning statements? provenance
Safety Evaluations.

Evidence decides.

Evaluation

Safety assessment.

Evaluation

Safety assessment.

  1. What do EFSA or JECFA conclude about this additive, and what acceptable daily intake applies? provenance
  2. When was it last reviewed? provenance

Claims

Misinformation.

Claims

Claims.

  1. Is a claim about this additive causing harm supported by evidence? boundary
  2. What do authorities say? provenance
Diet Sensitivities.

Some people must avoid additives.

Sensitivity

Reactions.

Sensitivity

Sensitivities.

  1. Which additives are linked to sensitivities, such as sulphites in asthma? provenance
  2. Is someone having a severe reaction now? boundary

Avoid

Avoiding additives.

Avoid

Avoiding additives.

  1. How can someone avoid a particular additive when shopping? action
  2. Should they see a dietitian? action
Business Using additives.

Rules govern use.

Authorised

Permitted uses.

Authorised

Permitted uses.

  1. Is this additive authorised for this food category and at what maximum level? provenance
  2. Which regulation lists it? provenance

Alternatives

Clean label.

Alternatives

Alternatives.

  1. Which alternatives achieve the same function? provenance
  2. Do clean label claims meet rules? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each additive be a separate entry?
  • How should safety evaluations be linked?
  • How should national code systems be mapped?
Draft as JSON