These chemicals - or E-numbers as they are known - are added to enhance the flavour and colour of food, and to prolong its shelf life. Gordon Walker, the headmaster of a primary school in Cornwall ...

THESE additives are used to bring out the natural flavour of the food. Most flavourings are listed by their E-numbers by food manufacturers and are generally used by name rather than number ...

In fact, reading the exhaustive label – including 34 e-numbers for colour enhancers, emulsifiers and preservatives – could well take longer than consuming the product itself. One Waitrose ...

This is an independent body which is funded by the EU. Essentially, E number just means approved by the EU. The idea that an E number is fundamentally bad for you or toxic isn’t true.