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Food and feed additives: Relationships

Every element and industry that Food and feed additives is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

  • Food and beverage processing: Packaged foods rely on small doses of emulsifiers, preservatives, colours and flour treatments for texture, shelf life and consistency, and in India FSSAI decides which additives may go into which food; a single ruling, such as the 2016 ban on potassium bromate in bread, can force a whole product category to reformulate. (researched)
  • Hospitality and tourism: Hospitality and tourism depends on food and feed additives.
  • Maize: Maize is a raw material for food and feed additives.
  • Soybeans: Soybeans is a raw material for food and feed additives.