Chemical Additives: Directly Added Food Additives

The more than three thousand total substances directly added to food comprise an inventory often referred to as “Everything Added to Food in the United States” (EAFUS). The EAFUS database, administered by the FDA, contains administrative, chemical, and toxicological information on more than two thousand substances directly added to food, including those regulated by the FDA, in the following categories: direct, secondary direct, color additives, generally recognized as safe (GRAS), and prior-sanctioned substances. The database also contains administrative and chemical information (but no toxicological data) on several hundred more such substances. It can be found on the FDA website.