"Food Additives" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Substances used in the processing or storage of foods or animal feed including ANTIOXIDANTS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; FOOD COLORING AGENTS; FLAVORING AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; EXCIPIENTS and other similarly used substances. Many of the same substances are used as PHARMACEUTIC AIDS.
| Descriptor ID |
D005503
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.372.300 G07.203.300.514.500 J02.500.514.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Food Additives- Food Additives
- Additive, Food
- Additives, Food
- Food Additive
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Food Additives" by people in Profiles.
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Self-reported food reactions and their associations with asthma. West J Nurs Res. 1996 Dec; 18(6):643-54.
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Intestinal absorption of two potential polymeric food additives in man. Food Cosmet Toxicol. 1979 Jun; 17(3):201-3.
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Intestinal absorption, distribution and excretion of an orally administered polymeric antioxidant in rats and mice. Food Cosmet Toxicol. 1978 Aug; 16(4):321-30.