Products with the label index E are found not only in our country, but also in European countries. Some of these additives are banned for use in food by the European Commission. To disable a component in special laboratories in Europe it is tested on humans and animals. With no negative effect on the organism of a particular food additive announce its permitted. If the Food and Veterinary Service during the inspection of food products found in their composition forbidden E-component, produce withholding. Verification is performed once every six months, during which the consumer is your diet from foods of questionable content.
In addition, not all components prohibit considered questionable and characterized as hazardous. The ban will only include ingredients that threaten life and can lead to death. No matter how absurd, but it means that the elements internationally recognized non-fatal, are considered safe.
The safety of certain components in question. For example, the dye tartrazine (E102) is prohibited throughout the European Union. However, licensed for use in the food industry in our country. Tartrazine is contained mainly in beverages and confectionery and causes food allergies.
E128 is a red dye «Red 2G», it is carcinogenic. Its use in the manufacture of comminuted meat, for example sausages, to impart a pink color. E128 causes changes at the genetic level. Banned in Russia. Can cause fetal abnormalities, cancer, birth defects. Varieties of sausages containing the dye is particularly cheap.
Preservative E216 iE217 banned in our country. Sodium salt, propyl ester, which are the ingredients to cause food poisoning. Their content is observed in meat products, chocolate rolls, pies coated jellies, soups and broths.
Sodium nitrite (E250) used for fixing red meat and dry preservation. In contrast to Russia, he is banned for use in the EU. This preservative leads to hypoxia (lack of oxygen), a decrease in the content of vitamins in the body, increased nervous excitability in children, cancer, food poisoning and possibly death.
To slow down the oxidation process in the oil and fat mixtures in the food industry an antioxidant E320, which causes an increase in cholesterol in the body. Addition products with fat E320 included in chewing gum. Recognized as dangerous to health, but is allowed in Russia.
Mayonnaise and yogurt contain stabilizers, viscosity-increasing and thickening agents: E400-499. Most of them are disabled in Russia. They cause damage to the digestive system.
To impart product homogeneity by mixing some components, such as oil and water emulsifiers used E510, E513 and E527. They are able to disrupt the liver and intestines.
Sweetener aspartame (E951) causes the development of seizures, manic depression, propensity for violence. Depletes cortical serotonin.
Banned in Russia
- E123 (red amaranth dye);
- E121 (citrus red dye);
- E240 (preservative formaldehyde) - Class of deadly poisons;
- E116-117 - preservatives contained in the meat and confectionery;
- E924, E9246 ("improvers" flour).
These are just some of the whole list of prohibited items. However, their presence in the banned list gives no guarantee that they are not used in food production.
These components are considered to be hazardous, but are allowed in Russia:
- E105, E126, E130-131, E143, E210-211, E152, E330 and E447 to create favorable conditions for the development of cancer;
- E221-226, E338-341, E320-322, E407, E461, E450, E466 provoke diseases of the digestive tract;
- E320-322, E171 cause kidney and liver.