The preservation of food. Different government organisation, such as the world Health (WHO) and the United Nations Foods and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) have different definitions of food additives. In laymen terms, a food additive is any substance added to food. Definition: " Any substance the intended use of which or may reasonably be expected to result directly or indirectly in its becoming a component to otherwise affect the characteristics of any food " Mechanisms of action of …showed first 75 words of 1762 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1762 total…still does not explicitly point out these facts to the consumer. Consumerism is very strong and if the consumer is not properly informed about this, how are the consumers themselves truly going to trust a government? In my eyes the government know that if consumers were truly aware, a lot of industries involved in the food sector would lose a lot of capital as well as the government losing a huge amount of investment, themselves.