A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives, 7
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An Essential Household Reference…Revised 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.
ASIN : 0307408922
Publisher : Harmony; 7th Revised, Updated ed. edition (April 14, 2009)
Language : English
Paperback : 608 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780307408921
ISBN-13 : 978-0307408921
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 5.17 x 1.36 x 8 inches
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Kdee –
Great book!
This dictionary of food additives is exactly that; a dictionary. All you do is look up whichever additive you want (the book is in alphabetical order) and there is a description. It does not give you an opinion of what to eat or what not to eat, there is just cold hard facts. In depth and easy to read. I recommend this to EVERYONE because there is a lot of harmful things being put in our food.
Amazon Customer –
Excellent book.
Excellent book. Everyone who cares about the quality of what they eat or use on their bodies should get a copy.
Jean –
Good information
Learned a lot and read labels on all products that I purchase
Dennis76nyc –
A good book to have on hand
This book has some of the best definitions for nasty chemicals used as food additives.
Uncle Butch Thank U –
Handy to hang around
So much information. I wanted to know about some food supplements that I see on labels. This book covers all. I did learn that some food additive using over the years can do harm to my body. Great tool for education.
Amazon Customer –
DON’T BUY THE E-BOOK for KINDLE
Don’t buy the electronic version. No offence to the author, who has done phenomenal research, but shame on Amazon Kindle for having such a poor app that it doesn’t support a proper dictionary search function – ergo I can’t find anything. In brief, DON’T BUY THE KINDLE VERSION.
KE –
book
I bought this book to look up ingredients in foods to know what I am eating. So far this book has had everything in it that I have needed to look up. It is a very helpful book.
Catmandiue –
My Key Reference Book for Food Additives
I’ve used Ms. Ruth’s book for over 4 years now. I have a small handful of food additive guides, but this book is head-and-shoulders over the others. It is well written and very organized. I am constantly referring to the “Dictionary” when researching material for my podcast “Food Labels Revealed.” Sadly, the most recent edition is 2009, so, at this time, with hundreds of new additives showing up in foods every year, it’s outdated. I wish some enterprising expert would create a new and comprehensive guide.
Ms. Diane Smith –
Not as good as book “E is for additive”
terry macintyre –
well done book, easy to look up food info and very informative….definitely get this book
sonya g coucelos –
This book it great to keep on hand. A few have my friend have used it and have since gotten their own.
W.P.S. Alberta, Canada –
Great book!
Jean –
This item was both good and bad for my use. Good for the information it supplies. Bad because it’s primarily by US Standards and I need Canadian Standards.