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The International Numbering System for Food Additives (INS) is a European-based naming system for food additives. It is defined by Codex Alimentarius, the WHO, and the FAO.

Class Names and the International Numbering System for Food Additives, was first published in 1989, with revisions in 2008 and 2011. The INS is an open list, "subject to the inclusion of additional additives or removal of existing ones on an ongoing basis".

console

foodins "102"
# 102: tartrazine
# .type: colour (yellow and orange) (FDA: FD&C Yellow #5); .status: a e

foodins "ins 102"
# 102: tartrazine
# .type: colour (yellow and orange) (FDA: FD&C Yellow #5); .status: a e

foodins "ins 160 d (iii)"
# 160d(iii): lycopene, Blakeslea trispora
# .type: colour; .status: a e
#
# 160d: lycopenes
# .type: ; .status: a e
# ...

reference

foodins [options] <query>
# query: code, name, type, or status of food additive
# Options:
# --help: show this help
# --silent: hide error messages

# Environment variables:
$FOODINS_SILENT # hide error messages (0)

javascript

const foodins = require('food-ins');

foodins('102');
// [ { code: '102',
//     names: 'tartrazine',
//     type: 'colour (yellow and orange) (FDA: FD&C Yellow #5)',
//     status: 'a e' } ]

foodins('ins 102');
// [ { code: '102',
//     names: 'tartrazine',
//     type: 'colour (yellow and orange) (FDA: FD&C Yellow #5)',
//     status: 'a e' } ]

foodins('ins 160 d (iii)');
// [ { code: '160d(iii)',
//     names: 'lycopene, Blakeslea trispora',
//     type: 'colour',
//     status: 'a e' },
//   { code: '160d', names: 'lycopenes', type: '', status: 'a e' },
//   ... ]

reference

Method Action
foodins Lists matching food additives.
load Preloads food additive data (before use).
sql Gives commands to insert data to SQL database.
csv Gives path of data CSV file.
corpus Keeps food additive data. {field}


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Browserified, minified version of this package is food-ins.min.