Why every additive needs approval for every single use
What this tab covers How it is regulated and what could disrupt supply: hazard classification, rules in the EU, US and India, anti-dumping duties and other trade measures, and supply-risk notes.
Hazards
Classification
UN number
Key risks
mostly unclassified at use levels; some (sodium nitrite, benzoic acid dust) toxic or irritant in bulk
UN1500 for sodium nitrite; most none
Contamination and adulteration incidents; dust explosions; allergen cross-contact.
Main rules
Where
Rule
Effect
Global
Codex Alimentarius General Standard for Food Additives; JECFA safety evaluations
Sets the INS numbering and acceptable daily intakes used by many countries.
EU
Regulation 1333/2008 on food additives (E-numbers); Regulation 1831/2003 on feed additives; E171 titanium dioxide banned in food from 2022; antibiotic growth promoters banned since 2006
Pre-approval needed for every additive and use; drives demand for alternatives such as probiotics and enzymes.
US
FDA food additive and GRAS rules; AAFCO feed ingredient definitions
Faster entry via GRAS, now under review (indicative).
India
Rule
Effect
FSSAI Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations 2011
Lists permitted additives and maximum levels by food category.
Ban on colistin for growth promotion in animal feed (2019); BIS standards for compound feed (indicative)
Shifts demand to probiotics, acidifiers and enzymes.
Trade measures
No current anti-dumping duty on these additives found in sources reached
Supply risk
China dominates lysine, threonine, several vitamins and many preservatives and sweeteners, so plant shutdowns there move world prices. Crop failures and biofuel policy move starch and emulsifier costs.