According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a method for producing a peracetic acid composition to be used as a food additive, said method comprising a step for mixing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, an acetic acid solution and a substance which contains 1-hydroxyethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, wherein the aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution contains 10 [mu]g/kg or more of aluminum and 30-40 mass% of hydrogen peroxide.根據本發明，可提供一種使用作為食品添加物之過醋酸組成物的製造方法，其係包含混合過氧化氫水溶液、醋酸溶液及含1-羥基乙叉基-1,1-二膦酸之物質的步驟，前述過氧化氫水溶液係含有鋁10μg/kg以上，且含有過氧化氫30~40質量%。
