Essays on Food Additives

Q1 For the purpose of the paper five additive found in food were chosen. The chosen food additives belong to different types of additives. First picked was corn syrup, which was chosen since it is usually the additive added in soft drinks, which are being consumed in large quantities especially in the United States. The additive belongs to the group of sweeteners. It can be found in processed food, sweets, non-diet drinks, cereals, breads, pastries, candies, cookies, cakes, syrups, crackers, fruits, vegetables, ice creams, meat, salad dressings, sauces, snacks, and soups. The high-fructose corn syrup has been correlated with ...

Food is a basic commodity needed to sustain life and as such, it must be safe to eat. Despite the innumerable controversies that abound regarding the ingredients and additives in our food and sage advice from many professional sources and health gurus arguing to the contrary, this paper will support the thesis that, for most people, our food supply is safe. While accepting that prepared foods may contain additives and preservatives, these are necessary to allow manufacturers to bring food safely into our homes. Preservatives and additives are necessary to ensure that our food supply is safe, but ultimately ...

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Several individuals in the community and societies of California filed different cases against owners and farmers of fish. The fish farmers are among the community striving to offer essential support, management and proper feeding to the communities. The aim of the plaintiffs was developing and leading a community that stands on the necessity and importance of fresh, natural and high-quality feeds. The plaintiff of the case was Kevin Golden from the Center for Food Safety, San Francisco. There were several plaintiffs, who filed the case on 2004 against the farmers and producers of farm-raised salmon. The defendants were Seyfarth ...

There are various trade barriers in the food retail industry in the United Arab Emirates. Most of these trade barriers are usually directed to the foreign multinational companies trying to enter the market. The first barrier is the food standards set by the United Arab Emirates. In the year 2008, UAE joined the gulf standards, which is an organization that develops the various food standards (Anderson et al., 2010). The organizations set standards and rules relating to labelling standards and shelf life. These regulations are normally made possible through the various committees such as the organic food and biotechnology ...

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1. What is the procedure for the approval of a medical device? The FDA's Centre for Devices and Radiological Health executes this mandate. They have the final say on who manufactures, repackages or imports medical devices for use in the US. The medical devices are grouped in classes: I. II and III. These classes depend on the need for controls, exemptions and premarket approval. There is an increasing severity of the regulation procedure from class I to Class III (FDA, September 2014). The following are steps that are followed in the registration and regulation procedure. First, the sponsor (manufacturer ...

The debate about whether organic food is better than conventionally grown foods has been a questions asked by many people. Organic foods are known to be a healthy option and it is recommended by doctors, dietary and fitness experts. Organic foods do not have any special nutrients in them that conventionally grown foods do not have, rather organic foods are seen to be better because of the farming practices and the way that the foods are grown. Farmers of who grow organic products use different farming practices which that allows their foods to grow at their natural rate and time without ...

So where is the trust? This paper has researched and highlighted the effects of food manufacturing in an era of mass preparations, not necessarily concerned with health benefits of edible items. Industrialization continues to burgeon in every field: medicine, sports, media broadcasting, and food production. This moment represents a critical time for industrial food technology. In terms of safe, sanitary livestock, fruit and vegetable production there exists the simultaneous competition to make food products tasty, cost-efficient, and instantly consumed. Chemical-based food additives add flavors and colorings attractive to children, but are greasy French fries loaded with salt (and the promise ...

The literature available explaining how manufactured food is harmful to human health is enormous. Many studies have been conducted showing how people are afraid of the manufactured foods. In her article titled, “Our Unsafe Food Supply is Killing Us,” Melanie Warner applauds Congress and the president for passing and signing legislation aimed at preventing the spread of foodborne diseases and deaths. She states that over 310,000 Americans are dying annually due to food related illnesses. These damning figures reveal the immense challenge posed by manufactured foods including steroids, antibiotics, food additives, and others. From such data ...

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Introduction Attention: Today I am going to deliver a speech about Food Additives and Unhealthiness and speak about how food additives can influence our life. Credibility: All food is made up of nutrients which our body uses. Different food contains different nutrients (Eat, 2015).

Preview: The biggest problem comes when unknown additives and other ingredients are hidden in the food we eat and enjoy.

Body of the Speech [Describe the need or problem here]

Describe the effects of the problem (create cognitive dissonance)

Statistics or quotation Examples that relate to the audience For the beginning let us define the term food additives. According to the medical dictionary, additives are chemicals that keep food fresh or enhance its color, flavor or texture (TheFreeDictionary.com, 2015). They ...

Consumption and Metabolism1–3 Analytical Summary

The main topic addressed by this review is Fructose and whether or not the fructose hypothesis is valid. It presents new information that (at the very least) arouses the consideration that fructose alone is not the evil culprit of diseases for which it was blamed. It suggests that fructose was unfairly evaluated. This is based on the fact that fructose is ingested alongside of other causative agents such as food additives, fats, other types of sugars and preservatives. Meanwhile, none of the other additives were put on trial in the same manner. He positions the reader to consider that ...

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People put different things into their bodies every single day, and people are even less concerned about what the food they eat is made of; nutrition is nutrition. The artificial dye content in food is a cause for concern, there are some people that are clueless as far as what artificial food dye is harmful. There are many kinds of artificial dyes that are found in foods such as Red 40 Allura Red, Citrus Yellow and Blue along with Green. These artificial dyes are very dangerous, and have been known to trigger different reactions within people. Some have been known ...

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Most of us have faced moments when we were not able to concentrate on the work on hand. There were times when focusing on a task was a big challenge. However, for most of us this type of syndrome is not very common. However, for some people these types of behaviors are a day-to-day affair. For those people this type of syndrome is uncontrollable and persistent. If a person shows such signs then they may be a victim of attention deficit hypersensitivity syndrome. Attention Deficit Hypersensitivity Syndrome (ADHD) does not show any physical signs or cannot be detected using laboratory tests. The symptoms of ...

Food has always been considered one of the most important necessities a person could not live without even in the modern world. Like other necessities, food has also transformed to cater to the changing tastes and eating habits of the public. Some have created new recipes, blends and even flavors that exemplifies the eating experience. There are also new processed and ready to eat meals developed for those who are always on the go or those wishing for a fast meal. For children, colorful snacks and desserts are also available for their eating pleasure. However, there are a few groups raising concerns ...

Animal testing is perhaps one of the most controversial and debatable topics that we have today. There are flip sides to the argument of animal testing and each side has vociferous and strong supporters. Animal Testing, in very lucid and simple terms, can be defined as the experimentation carried out on animals to assess or gauge the safety, effectiveness and performance of everything ranging from medication, cosmetics to Food additives and Supplements. Animal testing is also used widely for better understanding of how human body works among the medical lobby. The very mention of the topic is capable of generating ...

What are Food Additives?

Food additives are substances that become part of a food product when they are intentionally or unintentionally added to the food while it is being processed or produced (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2011). Examples include using vinegar solutions to pickle food; adding spices or herbs to foods, and adding salt to preserve meat.

What are the purposes for using food additives?

- They improve and maintain the stability and quality of food (South Australian Department of Health, 2006). An example is the addition of sorbitol humectant to mixed dried fruit to maintain the fruit’s softness and moisture. - They improve the appearance and taste of ...

Whole food is a type of food that is taken directly from either animals or plants, that is, food taken directly from the original source. Since whole food is taken directly from its original source, it contains original nutrients. Examples of whole food include: vegetables, whole meat components, whole grains, whole milk and fresh fruits. On the other hand, processed food is a type of food that lacks some of its original nutrients. Unlike whole food which is natural, processed food is man-made. When whole food is processed some of its natural nutrients are stripped in order to be used to ...

I submit the following report, “Obesity: The Effects of Processed Food” in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Technical Report Writing. This report discusses the problem of obesity and how it is affected by eating processed food. Its purpose is to identify the importance of reduced processed food consumption to prevent the risks that may transpire through overconsumption, namely becoming obese.

With the research that has been done, one of the most important pieces of information discovered was that overconsumption of processed food has increased the cases of men and women who have contracted heart complications, and diseases such ...

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Coke has become so popular that the drink is replacing healthy beverages in people’s diets around the world. (1, 2) Phosphoric acid is one of the ingredients in the colas that should only be consumed in moderation. The food industry calls the acid used to lower the pH of a food or beverage an acidulant. (3) Phosphoric acid is a food additive under the category of acidulant. (4) It adds “a pleasant tartness to the beverage.” (5) The food industry uses phosphoric acid a lot, “It is added to foods as a preservative, acidifying agent, flavor enhancer, and clarifying agent.” (6) An ...