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Leading in Additives Analysis

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Foodcare

Additives

An additive is a substance that is added to food or feed for a specific purpose. Examples of additives are: preservatives, antioxidants, food acids, stabilisers, dyes, and flavour enhancers.

Additives in short

  • We conduct analyses of additives

  • Various analyses possible

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Food additives come under the European additives’ regulation (1333/2008) and are indicated by an E number.

Analyses of additives

Several analyses are available for additives:

  • Preservatives: sulphite, nitrite

  • Food acids: acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid

  • Antioxidants: vitamins, selenium

  • Dyes: water-soluble (synthetic), water-soluble (qualitative), tartrazine, brilliant green, orange-yellow

Accredited laboratory

All microbiological analyses must be conducted reliably, in accordance with NVWA Information Sheet 85. As a food business operator, this means you are required to use accredited laboratories. We perform a substantial portion of our microbiological testing services under accreditation. For a full overview, please refer to scope L509 on the RvA website. We invite you to explore the wide range of analyses and studies we can carry out on your behalf.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

An additive is a substance added to food or feed for a specific purpose. Examples include preservatives, antioxidants, food acids, colourants and flavour enhancers.

Various analyses are available per additive category. For preservatives, we analyse sulfite and nitrite. For food acids, we test acetic acid, citric acid and lactic acid. For antioxidants, we examine vitamins and selenium. For colourants, we perform analyses on water-soluble synthetic colourants such as tartrazine and brilliant acid green.

All microbiological analyses must be performed reliably according to the NVWA information sheet 85. As a food company, you must therefore make use of accredited laboratories. We perform a large part of our analyses under accreditation.