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With 25 years of investigative journalism, Blythman dives into the food processing industry, exposing the legal yet cryptic methods used to create everyday products. From breakfast cereals to supermarket salads, she reveals how ingredients like modified starch and artificial freshness agents shape the foods we consume.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Technology & Computing/Computer Science
Authors: Joanna Blythman
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