ADITIVOS COMO CONSERVANTES QUÍMICOS

Abstract

The elaborated article will present a history, and functionality, of the means of food preservation that continue to be used today, having as its main theme the chemical preservatives used in the food industries, the action it can provide to food, complementing the harm caused to human health and substances with which they can be substituted. With the method used being the exploratory, through scientific articles, magazines, periodicals and legislation. In this work it was found that despite having a series of legislation provided by Organs controlling bodies, there are still problems and complaints from consumers due to adverse reactions caused by some preservatives. It can also be said that preservatives that cause more severe reactions have been replaced by other substances that have the same type of action for food preservation.