additif alimentaire

OBS: additif pour alimentation animale : terme normalisé par l'Office des normes générales du Canada en 2006.

CONT: Feed additives are products used in animal nutrition for purposes of improving the quality of feed and the quality of food from animal origin, or to improve the animals' performance and health, e.g. providing enhanced digestibility of the feed materials. Feed additives may not be put on the market unless authorisation has been given following a scientific evaluation demonstrating that the additive has no harmful effects, on human and animal health and on the environment.
OBS: Not to be confused with «food additive».

CONT: Desde el punto de vista funcional, los aditivos se podrían clasificar en tres categorías: a) Auxiliares tecnológicos: [...] (conservantes, emulgentes, aglutinantes ...). b) Potenciadores sensoriales: [...] (colorantes, aromatizantes, agentes de textura, etc.). c) Aditivos nutricionales: [...] (vitaminas, oligoelementos, aminoácidos, antibióticos).