Processing aid
A processing aid is a substance used in the production of processed food, and which may end up in the finished product, but which is not, by law, required to be disclosed to the consumer as an ingredient.[1][2]
Jurisdictions
United Kingdom
Under the United Kingdom food labelling regulations, a "processing aid" is defined as follows:[3]
"Processing aid" means any substances not consumed as a food by itself, intentionally used in the processing of raw materials, foods or their ingredients, to fulfil a certain technological purpose during treatment or processing, and which may result in the unintentional but technically unavoidable presence of residues of the substance or its derivatives in the final product, provided that these residues do not present any health risk and do not have any technological effect on the finished product.
References
- ^ Blythman, Joanna (21 February 2015). "Inside the food industry: the surprising truth about what you eat". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ "Processing Aids Used in Modern Food Production". International Food Information Council. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
- ^ Jukes, David. "'Processing Aid' Definition". Foodlaw-Reading. University of Reading. Archived from the original on 2007-07-14. Retrieved 28 October 2016.