An additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life.
1 Thumbs up: Tesco is to launch its first range of bread made without artificial additives .
2 Major food companies are trying to shed artificial additives from their well-known brands to create healthier products.
3 Any foods that have come into contact with pesticides, herbicides or contain artificial additives are also out.
4 Dining out or getting take out usually means higher salt intake and a host of artificial additives .
5 New evidence has emerged about a possible link between artificial additives in food and hyperactive behaviour in children.
6 The supermarket chain Asda is cutting artificial additives from all its own-brand food and soft drinks, it announced today.
7 So customers have no choice but to believe companies when they say they don't use artificial additives in their flavors.
8 The defining factor is that food must closely resemble their natural state with little or no processing and no artificial additives .
9 I didn't know about all the artificial additives and nasties that go into normal tea you get off a supermarket shelf, Melissa says.
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