I recently saw a story on the use of preservatives in food. They were saying that a McDonalds burger still looked fine after 12 years. That is the power of preservatives. But what are the risks?
The problem of course is that we are not dealing with a single preservative but hundreds. The risk is that:
1. Companies seeking short term profit are likely to create the pretence of following procedure
2. Regulators is under-resourced in Western markets
There is no question that there is a need for preservatives - the issue is whether it is safe to use the whole range of them and whether consuming a lot of them is harmful. The best approach is to eat fresh foods as much as possible.
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
The problem of course is that we are not dealing with a single preservative but hundreds. The risk is that:
1. Companies seeking short term profit are likely to create the pretence of following procedure
2. Regulators is under-resourced in Western markets
There is no question that there is a need for preservatives - the issue is whether it is safe to use the whole range of them and whether consuming a lot of them is harmful. The best approach is to eat fresh foods as much as possible.
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Andrew Sheldon www.sheldonthinks.com
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