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Investigation
E-numbers are regulatory identifiers for individually assessed additives, not a shared toxicity class; authorization considers identity, exposure and toxicology substance by substance.
EFSA describes E-numbers as identifiers for many different authorized additives, including nutrients and gelling agents, not an intrinsic toxicity classification.
Investigation
Food-safety regulation evaluates named substances and functions rather than treating chemical identity itself as a toxicity category.
Regulatory food-science materials identify familiar natural constituents such as ascorbic acid, pectin, lycopene and lecithin as chemical substances, contradicting the literal chemical-free claim.
Water, proteins, vitamins and plant pigments are chemical substances; a physically real edible material cannot literally be devoid of chemical constituents.
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