Hard to Swallow: The Truth about Food Additives

Irradiated and genetically manipulated foods are already appearing unlabeled in your supermarket. Thousands of untested additives, many of which are banned throughout Europe, are present in the foods you eat every day. But you will never know which toxins and chemicals you are eating if you trust food labels to tell the whole story. Hard to Swallow: The Truth About Food Additives does tell the whole story. This up-to-date guide contains an alphabetical listing of nearly 300 chemical additives that repeatedly appear in the Standard American Diet. The authors explain the health and environmental dangers of genetic engineering and other modern methods of production that adulterate the foods we eat every day. The book is not just a critique of the current state of affairs; it offers constructive solutions for consumers who want to halt the alarming trends in farming (genetic engineering, pesticides, insecticides) and food production (irradiation) by rolling up their sleeves and demanding changes be made to our food and labeling laws. The authors' aim is an enlightened citizenry where every one of us can make truly informed consumer decisions.

Doris Sarjeant and Karen Evans began researching food additives in the late '70s out of concern for their children's health. For the past twenty years, they have monitored the findings of the World Health Organization, the US Food and Drug Administration and the Canadian Food and Drugs Act in order to uncover the the shocking truth about the ingredients and manufacturing processes that go into the foods we eat every day. The first edition (The Truth About Food Additives) prompted Canada's health officials to try to ban further publication and distribution of the book. Thankfully, Sarjeant and Evans persisted in their research and the result is the most comprehensive guide to food additives ever produced.