Food additives are non-nutritive substances or compounds that are intentionally added to the food for a different purpose in its manufacturing, preparation, transformation, packaging, transportation or storage process, in order to transform them into safer foods, protecting them from changes. environmental, bacteria and preventing its oxidation beforehand, thus improving its flavor, consistency and texture. The widespread use that the food industry makes of additives forces it to establish control mechanisms that regulate their correct use and that verify their results in terms of providing added value to the consumer. And they have a regulation in which they are classified and that regulates their use. In PERU, the body in charge of compliance with these regulations is the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety "DIGESA", by intervention of the CODEX ALIMENTARIUS. An...