The BRIX debate has already taken place and I know whom to believe.
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No, Do you ever read warning labels on containers?
Your answer is, there are none, for you purchase your product from Mrs. Wages.
Now why do you do that?
Simply because the product is NOT sold over the counter isn't it?
I wonder why?
I guess no retailer will risk their business will they? Enough said on that subject.
There are six billion approx. living on this planet so the "backyard" or "allotment" are not practical any longer
whether one likes it or not.
Let's move on because however one tests the quality of foods (and there are many ways) we have the problem of conserving it's quality and life on the shelf.
So we get onto the subject of
preservatives , colouring agents etc.
I personally have had problems in this field.
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It's a well known fact that these agents affect children in many way's but people I feel overlook the fact that we as adults are also affected.
The possible health risks of food
additives are the subject of fierce controversy.
Most food
additives are considered safe.
All
additives in the UK and Europe are controlled by law, and can only be used following stringent tests and approval by an independent committee of scientists and medical experts.
However, some scientists have linked additives - particularly tartrazine or E102 - to hyperactivity in children, allergies, asthma, migraines and even cancer.
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) believes more research is needed before any firm link is established between additives and allergic reactions. But it does not rule out the possibility.
Sarah Schenker, a nutrition scientist for the BNF, said: "Some additives, especially some of the colourants, have been linked with hyperactivity in children, but the evidence is very anecdotal.
"There have been no properly controlled trials or tests looking at the effect of additives.
"The public should not be worried about additives because they have all been rigorously tested before they are allowed to be added to foods."
Dr Schenker said that if people noticed a reaction they should simply cut the offending item out of their diet.
However, according to The Center for
Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a US organisation that campaigns for food safety, many additives should be avoided for health grounds.
Aspartame concern
The
Sugar substitute
Aspartame is sold commercially as Equal and Nutrasweet.
One out of 20,000 babies is born without the ability to metabolise phenylalanine from any dietary source. Phenylalanine is a naturally occurring essential amino acid found in all protein (including mother's milk) and is one of the two amino acids in aspartame.
All children are screened for phenylketonuria at birth and any found with it have to follow a strict diet for the rest of their lives, controlling the amount of protein they consume.
There is some evidence to suggest toxic levels of this substance in the blood can result in mental retardation.
Scientists are also investigating a possible link between
Aspartame and changes in brain function.
People have reported dizziness, headaches, epileptic-like seizures, and menstrual problems after consuming aspartame.
Other additives highlighted by the CSPI include:
Caffeine: linked to peptic ulcers, insomnia, nervousness and birth defects.
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG): linked to headaches, tightness in the chest, and a burning sensation in the forearms and back of the head.
Nitrite and Nitrate: Meat
preservatives that can form powerful cancer causing chemicals when heated.
Saccharin: linked to cancer is laboratory animals.
Seemingly overcoming one problem creates another.
Pesticides kill so again we try to overcome the problem by the introduction of genetically modified food and crops.
The introduction of genetically modified (GM) food and crops has been a disaster. The
Science of taking genes from one species and inserting them into another was supposed to be a giant leap forward, but instead they pose a serious threat to biodiversity and our own health. In addition, the real reason for their development has not been to end world hunger but to increase the stranglehold multinational biotech companies already have on food production.
We are told that
Genetically-Modified crops will help feed the world's poor but according to the United Nations, we already produce more than enough food to satisfy everyone. And even though consumers have rejected
Genetically-Modified foods outright, the biotech companies and the governments that support them are still trying to force their inventions on us, purely for commercial gain. But the long term effects of
Genetically-Modified crops have not been properly researched and, by cross-pollinating with non-GM crops and wild plants, they replicate themselves and contaminate the environment with genetic pollution that is impossible to clean up.
The simple truth is, we don't need GM technology. Using sustainable and organic farming methods will allow us to repair the damage done by industrial farming, reducing the excessive use of fertiliser, herbicides and other man-made chemicals, and making GM crops redundant.
My answer to you is ML is on another planet somewhere and disregards the reality of the situation.
He must come away from his little world and take in the severity of how people survive on the outside, Lime the fruit, yes, Lime the chemical? No way.