People who eagerly swallow comparatively large amounts of chemicals in the form of patent medicines allow their imagination to run riot when they contemplate eating comparatively small amounts of chemical additives in their food. Many people have been troubled by the question of just how safe these food additives are. Some of us could, but food spoilage would drastically reduce the food supply in an already hungry world. Diseases due to vitamin and mineral deficiency would again flourish. Food would cost more and be less nutritious.
Most people agree that food additives are a necessary part of our modern society.
They are as safe as it is humanly possible to make them. From a rational point of view the use of additives in food is acceptable provided that they serve some useful purpose and are not harmful. Unintentional Contaminants A variety of chemical substances may be present in food as a result of carelessness or accident in some phase of production, processing, storage or packaging. Unintentional contamination may be widespread and often outside the control of food manufacturers. These incidental additives often receive wide publicity.