all the necessary checks and tests

In the European Union and Russia, all food additives mean little to clear an alphanumeric code. Many people even do not have a presentation on what is meant by literary E and the accompanying three-digit or four digit number. In fact, nothing mysterious in this nomenclature is not. The point is that the «names» of many nutritional supplements reflect their complex chemical structure. Not only that, these names trudnoproiznosimy, so they are still very long. When they were written on the label entirely, then took half of the list of ingredients. And for small packages, for example, packs chewing rezinok, their complete list and is not large enough to support. That is why the international code was introduced, which belong to food additives are identified by the letter E, and using numbers to encrypt the food properties of matter. This encoding is much simplified case: for example, thermally oxidized soybean oil with mono-and disaccharides fatty acids miraculously turned into a E479, and arabinogalactan - in E409. For several decades, there is a system in which:
E100-E182 - dyes;
E200-E299 - preservatives;
E300-E399 - antioxidants;
E400-499 - stabilizers;
E500-E599 - emulsifiers;
E600-E699 - Amplification of taste and aroma.
This code has eased the lives of the producers, therefore, was adopted in almost all countries around the world.
I must say that in Russia are allowed to use, not all food additives: approved roster includes slightly more than 250 titles. There is one (very small) group of additives, standing alone, - substances that were banned for use in domestic food industry. List «rogue» quite short and includes only five items:
E121 - citrus red (dye);
E123 - amaranth (dye);
E240 - formaldehyde (preservative);
E924a - potassium bromate (baking powder dough);
E924b - calcium bromate (baking powder dough).
In addition to these, there are supplements that are not permitted for use in Russia, so as not held at the Institute of Nutrition RAMS, all the necessary checks and tests. A total of suspicious substances recruited slightly more than two hundred. Meanwhile, they are certified by JECFA and successfully applied in other countries. However, the current system of dual control does not allow Russian scientists to take on trust the experience of their foreign colleagues. That is why in our country are using a relatively small number of food additives. In other States, the spectrum of these substances is much richer and more diverse. So in general the Russians get to eat much less than the «synthetic», than the Europeans or Americans.