The popular use of additives in food may adversely affect community health. This study aimed at improving management of the use of additives in food processing in Quang Binh province. The intervention model front-end evaluation was conducted from April 2009 to December 2011. The interventions included training, direct communication with leaflets and propaganda on television, increased inspection, testing, point of use modeling, free supply of and consultancy on use of food additives. The samples were taken from 164 of food processing and business units for the welding tests, coloring, acid benzoic and sorbic acid both before and after intervention. It was found that after intervention, the sample rate of foof with toxic color additive dropped from 25.8 percent to 9.9 percent and borax food samples decreased from 37.1 percent to 19.7 percent. The proportion of unsatisfactory food samples decreased from 46.4 percent to 13.6 percent for benzoic acid and from 50.0 percent to 18 percent for sorbic acid.