Decoding Food Additives
Author(s): Geoffrey Skurray
Dr Geoffrey Skurray presents the most up-to-date and comprehensive catalogue of food additives approved for use in food processing in Australia today. Each entry lists the source of the additive, its function, acceptable daily intake (ADI) and maximum allowable levels, together with a description of its properties and its uses. In addition the book addresses contemporary issues such as new labelling regulations, why the food industry uses additives, food allergies and food sensitivities, consumer concerns about genetically modified and irradiated food, and links between food additives and attention disorders or hyperactivity in children
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'Geoff Skurray has an immense knowledge of food technology...this book will help those who are interested in what is added to foods, where the compounds come from and why they may be used' - Dr Rosemary Stanton OAM
Dr Geoffrey Skurray is Professor of Food Science at the University of Western Sydney. He is a member of the Nutrition Society of Australia and the British Nutrition Society and a board member of the Heart Foundation of Australia.
General Fields
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- : Hachette Australia
- : Hachette Australia
- : 0.28
- : 01 January 2007
- : 209mm X 136mm X 18mm
- : Australia
- : 01 January 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Geoffrey Skurray
- : Paperback
- : 664.060994
- : 240