The approval of use of certain food-grade phosphates as food additives in a wide variety of meat products greatly stimulated research on the applications of phosphates in foods. Although phosphates have never been classified as antimicrobial agents, a number of investigators have reported that phosphates have antimicrobial activities. Phytic acid is a natural plant inositol hexaphosphate constituting 1-5% of most cereals, nuts, legumes, oil seeds, pollen, and spores. In this study, we investigated antibacterial activities of sodium phytate (SPT), sodium pyrophosphate (SPP), sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) on Salmonella typhimurium in tryptic soy broth and in row meat media including chicken, pork and beef.

The use of food additives in food production is inevitable in this modern world. Although only a safe amount of food additives is approved, their safety has always been questioned. At present, artificial synthetic food additives have gradually replaced natural food additives and many problems related to food additives, involve the abuse of food additives, excessive additives, or even toxic additives. Obviously, food additives can bring people great sensory enjoyment and commercial convenience, but they may also cause potential risks to human health. So, it is of high significance to conduct quantitative analysis on the content of food additives. According to their functions and the regulatory requirements of food additives, this review started with the classification, and functions of various food additives involving preservatives, sweeteners, emulsifiers, stabilizers, thickeners, and gelling agents and the advantages and disadvantages of food additives usage.

In the conditions of the Republic of Belarus annually in 25-50% of total number cattle there was stated ketosis (milk fever); as a result, from each cow in cattle breeding farms receive less milk per lactation on 10-15%, as well as there is a lowering of fat and protein (and biological value) content in milk. In course of the study there was analyzed the influence of mineral and energy supplement Felutsen K-1-2 for the preventive treatment of ketosis of highly productive cows. Research results showed that application of the analyzed additive rendered the positive influence on morphological and biochemical blood indexes. In particular, there was an increasing of hemoglobin level, content of total protein, albumins, magnesium, calcium, and phosphorous. It also rendered positive influence on lipid exchange. In course of the study it was marked, that the prophylactic efficacy of mineral and energy supplement Felutsen K-1-2 in the experimental groups was 100%, and the control one – 80%.