Investigating The Types of Food Additives Used in Some Children’s Favorite Food Products
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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2024)
April 25, 2024
November 3, 2024
Abstract
Children's food quality control is the process of tracking and inspecting children's food to ensure their safety and quality. This process aims to protect children's health and ensure that products comply with the nutritional standards and requirements specified according to the standard specifications for each food product. Quality control of children's food includes many steps and procedures, which include checking ingredients, production, laboratory testing, data label, packaging material, transportation, handling, and storage, until it reaches consumption. This study aimed to investigate the types of food additives in some food products that children prefer and which may harm their health. The food additives recorded in the labeling card of (76) food products were examined in some stores and markets selling food products in the city of Nalut, some of which were produced in Libya and some of which were imported from (15) countries. The descriptive analytical approach was followed in analyzing the data, and the percentages of product non-compliance with what was stated in the standard specifications were calculated. The results of the study showed that most of the food products consumed by children's from stores and markets in the city of Nalut had a percentage of non-compliance with national and international standard specifications as follows: flavorings 43%, food colorings 30%, acidity-regulating additives 63%, emulsifying agents 42%, food additives Thickener 13% and antioxidant additives 5%, with some imported products containing banned colorant’s, and some national products containing unclear labeling data, and most national and imported products in general containing artificial dyes. Excessive consumption of them causes many health problems, and most of them contain It contains many additives in one product, which may lead to harm to children’s health, which requires the relevant authorities to intensify their efforts to protect children’s health
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