A consumer's dictionary of food additives - Ruth Winter

An Essential Household ReferenceRevised and Updated

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.