Eat Safe: The Truth About Additives From Aspartame To Xanthan Gum
by Bill Statham / 2008 / English / EPUB

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Updated and revised, this edition of the international bestseller is an easy-to-read, pocket-size guide to the additives that color, preserve, and flavor everything you—and your kids and your pets!—eat. It’s comprehensive: including the

Updated and revised, this edition of the international bestseller is an easy-to-read, pocket-size guide to the additives that color, preserve, and flavor everything you—and your kids and your pets!—eat. It’s comprehensive: including thecommon name of the additive

common name of the additive (e.g. Aluminum ammonium sulfate); its

(e.g. Aluminum ammonium sulfate); itsfunction

function (stabilizer, buffer);

(stabilizer, buffer);potential effects

potential effects (“safe at low levels…large doses can cause burning of mouth, throat, stomach, and intestinal tract.”);

(“safe at low levels…large doses can cause burning of mouth, throat, stomach, and intestinal tract.”);where

where it can be found (in baking powder, milling, and cereal production); and—scariest of all—

it can be found (in baking powder, milling, and cereal production); and—scariest of all—where else

where else this chemical additive can be found (purifying drinking water, fireproofing[!], glue).

this chemical additive can be found (purifying drinking water, fireproofing[!], glue). With more consumers turning to organic groceries and food prep, there is nothing else out there that addresses additives specifically and exclusively. With food and toy recalls every other week, this is the perfect volume for those wishing to become smarter and safer shoppers.

With more consumers turning to organic groceries and food prep, there is nothing else out there that addresses additives specifically and exclusively. With food and toy recalls every other week, this is the perfect volume for those wishing to become smarter and safer shoppers. Includes a glossary, bibliography, online resources, and appendices, as well as sections on cosmetics and genetic modification.

Includes a glossary, bibliography, online resources, and appendices, as well as sections on cosmetics and genetic modification.