Therefore we are seeing calcium added to orange juice and breakfast cereal. A variety of vitamins and minerals are added to foods common to the American diet, including milk, flour, cereal and margarine. Any vitamins or minerals added to food must be listed on the nutrition label. To reduce spoilage, improve shelf life, and keep food safe. Preservatives are added to slow spoilage from mold, air, bacteria, fungi or yeast.
Spoilage leading to botulism can cause life-threatening illness.
Antioxidants prevent fats and oils in food from turning rancid and prevent cut fresh fruit such as apples from turning brown. To help baked goods rise. To improve or develop flavor or color of a food. Connecticut consumers are concerned about the safety of food additives. Records of sensitivities or allergies are kept to help identify the public health hazards of food additives.