Chemical-Free Nonsense
Science writer of the L.A. Times, Deborah Blum, writes about the discrepancies of food labels, especially when they say something as bizarre as "chemical-free". Through a little research, Blum finds out that chemical-free only means that the product is free of industrial or synthesized chemical compounds; however, she is still skeptical of the safety of "natural" products. Not because of what a company might do to any food product, but the Earth itself has enough toxic elements that can get into our food. So is it nature or the additives that we should be worried about?
Agnes--
ReplyDeleteLooking at nutrition is timely and relevant; this has real potential, as it addresses a host of related factors--governmental, social, etc.
2nd entry?
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Mr. Heller