This book will guide you when you're shopping to help you make informed choices about the foods you buy. It's purposely small so you can carry it in your pocket or purse.
There are more than 3000 different chemicals that are purposefully added to our food supply. The testing for the safety of these chemicals is generally done by the company that wants to produce the chemicals or to use the chemical additives in the foods they produce. The Delaney Clause of the 1958 Food Additives Amendment states that any additives shown to cause cancer in humans or animals are not permitted to be added to our food. However, political pressure has caused the FDA to relax these standards and allow small amounts of cancer-causing substances to be used in foods.
Learn more about food additives.
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