descriptions in plain English of more than 12,000 ingredients both harmful and desirable found in foods
Winter, Ruth
2004
Presents a collection of alphabetically arranged entries that define ingredients listed on the labels of many food products and explain what the ingredient is, what it does, and whether it is toxic or beneficial.
Alphabetical listing of over 8,000 food additives. Includes entries explaining recently developed food production technologies such as genetically engineered vegetables, as well as new label regulations and food storage guidelines.