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E Numbers in Everyday Popular Products
(About Anglia)
The Soil Association warns about additives found in popular foods.
Visit to the local supermarket in Norwich, Norfolk, finding popular everyday food items that contain E number additives. In 1985, the Soil Association published a new booklet about the increasing number of additives in foods, warning that individuals may be consuming as much as 11 pounds of additives per year. The booklet distinguishes between harmless and dangerous E number additives. For example, a can of peas contains E102, the E code for the dye Tartrazine, found to cause hyperactivity and linked to allergic reactions. Additives were added to processed food products to make them cheaper, more plentiful, convenient and attractive.
Reporter Chris Young interviewed Dr Peter Mansfield of the Soil Association for this video filmed to be shown in a news story on Anglia Television early evening news / magazine programme About Anglia.
If 'we are what we eat', then we're definitely not who we used to be...
The British diet has come a long way since the days when lard, suet and condensed milk were the staple of every kitchen, and when 'takeaway' invariably meant a fish supper. We still love our fish & chips - and our Sunday roasts, full English breakfasts, sausage & mash and neeps and tatties. But today our supermarkets stock food and ingredients from six continents, and our comfort food may just as likely be curry, sushi, risotto, chilli con carne or peri peri chicken.
This selection of cookery shows, news reports, adverts and debates gives a taste of how our appetites and our palates were transformed, as well as highlighting some of the food fads and fears that simmered up along the way. So take a seat, browse the menu, and remember: watch what you eat!
