With our culture.s growing interest in organic foods and healthy eating, it is
important to understand what food labels mean and to learn how to read between
the lines. This completely revised and updated edition of A Consumer.s Dictionary
of Food Additives gives you the facts about the safety and side effects of more
than 12,000 ingredients.such as preservatives, food-tainting pesticides, and
animal drugs.that end up in food as a result of processing and curing. It tells
you what.s safe and what you should leave on the grocery-store shelves.

In addition to updated entries that cover the latest medical and scientific
research on substances such as food enhancers and preservatives, this must-have
guide includes more than 650 new chemicals now commonly used in food. You.ll
also find information on modern food-production technologies such as bovine
growth hormone and genetically engineered vegetables.

Alphabetically organized, cross-referenced, and written in everyday language,
this is a precise tool for understanding food labels and knowing which products
are best to bring home to your family.

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