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Preservation has been used from centuries to ensure safety of different food stuff. It also delays the spoiling of food stuff and preventing any alteration in their taste or appearance. But in case of chemical preservatives, the regulation is important because all the chemicals are not allowed to be used in the food. According to the organization, national or international, that is available, the regulation is controlled. The components which are having the grass status are only allowed to be used in the food product.

The second thing that we can do with the chemical preservative is hurdle technology. It is the concept of combination of chemical preservatives or different treatments to preserve the food. With the use of the hurdle technology, we can make the optimum use of the chemical preservatives and the other available technique to meet the consumer demands for healthy and safe foods. Which are being continuously developed to satisfy the increasing current demands of consumer satisfaction and economic preservation in various aspects like nutritional aspects, sensory aspects, absence of preservatives, convenience, low demand of energy, and environmental safety.