E Codes for Android

11 things about E Codes

1. Our application will allow you to decode what the industry is trying to hide from you, by not only informing you of the risks and eventual contra-indications for people on a special diet (vegetarian, gluten, etc), but also by explaining the use of each additive and in which foods they are often used.

2. For each additive, we mention the ADI (acceptable daily intake), which is the maximum dose of the additive that can be consumed daily by a person throughout their lifetime, without the JECFA experts (Joint Experts Committee for Food Additives) estimating that there is a danger.

3. Food is increasingly « completed » with additives (colorants, conservatives, firming agents, flavor enhancers, etc.) often indicated on the labels, but sometimes in coded form: an E, followed by a number between 3 and 4 digits.

4. Sources: "Les nouveau guide des additifs", Anne-Laure Denans, 2017, and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) update sheets.

5. Thus, the flavor enhancers, in certain soups, identified as E 621, E 627 and E 631 on the packaging have the following translation (which you will not find on the label): they are respectively, glutamate, guanylate and sodium inosinate.

6. • No risk info: the sources give insufficient information or none at all on the risks.

7. The Editions Plus Sàrl as well as Konsumenteninfo AG decline all responsibility for any type of damages that could be caused in relation to the access or the use of this application.

8. This is the result of summary work conducted by our editors with the help of sixteen carefully documented and much diversified sources.

9. • Substantial risks: several sources indicate the same risks.

10. • To be avoided: a majority of sources recommend that this additive be avoided.

11. When the product is banned in other countries, we indicate it at the top of the risks.