食品添(tian)(tian)(tian)加(jia)(jia)劑(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)安全使(shi)用(yong)是(shi)非常重要(yao)的(de)(de)。理想的(de)(de)食品添(tian)(tian)(tian)加(jia)(jia)劑(ji)(ji)最好是(shi)有(you)(you)益(yi)無(wu)害的(de)(de)物質(zhi)(zhi)。食品添(tian)(tian)(tian)加(jia)(jia)劑(ji)(ji),特別是(shi)化(hua)(hua)學(xue)合成的(de)(de)食品添(tian)(tian)(tian)加(jia)(jia)劑(ji)(ji)大都有(you)(you)一定的(de)(de)毒(du)(du)(du)性(xing),所以(yi)使(shi)用(yong)時要(yao)嚴格控制(zhi)使(shi)用(yong)量(liang)。食品添(tian)(tian)(tian)加(jia)(jia)劑(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)毒(du)(du)(du)性(xing)是(shi)指(zhi)其對機體(ti)造成損害的(de)(de)能(neng)(neng)力(li)。毒(du)(du)(du)性(xing)除與(yu)物質(zhi)(zhi)本身的(de)(de)化(hua)(hua)學(xue)結構和理化(hua)(hua)性(xing)質(zhi)(zhi)有(you)(you)關外,還與(yu)其有(you)(you)效濃(nong)度、作用(yong)時間、接觸途徑(jing)和部位、物質(zhi)(zhi)的(de)(de)相互作用(yong)與(yu)機體(ti)的(de)(de)機能(neng)(neng)狀態等條件有(you)(you)關。因此,不論食品添(tian)(tian)(tian)加(jia)(jia)劑(ji)(ji)的(de)(de)毒(du)(du)(du)性(xing)強弱(ruo)、劑(ji)(ji)量(liang)大小,對人體(ti)均有(you)(you)一個劑(ji)(ji)量(liang)與(yu)效應關系的(de)(de)問(wen)題,即(ji)物質(zhi)(zhi)只有(you)(you)達到一定濃(nong)度或劑(ji)(ji)量(liang)水(shui)平,才顯(xian)現毒(du)(du)(du)害作用(yong)。