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CSefeAcId
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Amino Acidi
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Butyl Alcohol
Inamyf Alcohol .
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AecSeAeii
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Phenyl CM
Alcohol
Benzyl Alcohol
Garaniol
Hwyl Alcohol
in ML
Ttis pamjilct, prepared by ths 2
show is psi2c tilt cissies?! era ia f sis ostursSy.
of tis current food zdiitrss.'
Ths tichnclcy cf dstect&g trace dienticsls has be-'
corns mors prsciss. In 1953, SO parts per nuHica were re
grsdsd zs tis prasticsl equirdent of "zero." Today, sci
entists can dstsct traces down to a few parts per trillion.
Abo, not a!! potential health hazards frosi additives
hare rsccsred eqd attstlcx Whits ths potential cf -causing
cancer has been s&dlsd, such effects as physky
logkal chases cf nrjtrnic potential hrs received little
'attention. .
: ;: In recent years, the most famous ensafs adiitrss :
found wsrs cyclamates, wh& were shown to be carcino
genic and polkd off the market, Red dye No. 2, also a sus
pected carcKcta, recently was taken off. Carbon Black
and Red dye No. 43 srs ssctsd and bsi tested. r
tratss and nitrites, msd for years to cure meats, have been : ;
shown to combine with substances in the stomach to form
rdtrcmses,alsocanccr-C2aik2-
DthylsCbestsrcl
(PES) was once used 2s a
irJarrks-prcnntativc
in pregnant womex
Daughters of women tak
ing this dnrg have been
shown to be sasceptibls to
a rare form cf uterine can
cer. No looser used in .
this capacity, DES is still
ised as a growth stimida
ter hi cattle, sheep and
other animals.
Caporaso has been do
ing research on nitrites and
nitrates. He said the cur
rent use of DES has re
ceived unfair publicity.
DES residues hzvs
been found only in the
liver and kidney of the
animals, never in the lean
tissue " hs said. Tests de
termined that even these
residues would disappear if.
the animals were with
drawn from the drug 48
hours before they were
kEed."
He said that an attes
ted ban on the drug by the
FDA didn't go through be
cause of technicalities.
There are some
. alternatives ot using DES,
but they 'take time to develop, he said.
One constant problem in the area of food additives is
labeling ingredients. Arnold said this will be one cf the
major challenges of the next 25 years.
c ' n o;:-..-::--
I M SURE VE CAN DO BETTER THAN JUST A
list of chemical cam:. We couSJ do a better job of
fuctional labeling along ths Bnss of da! rmmmum re-
quirements, color -additives, Oar additives, etc. Compsn-'
its don't want to have to label every tpg, because thsy
want to retain trade secrets.
Caporaso said there is a let of room for improvement
in the labeling area. If a manufacturer had to label every
ting they used, the cost of the product would go up,
because.they would have to change the label every time
they switched to an alternate ingredient. Te need more
control, especially of ths way products are sold to
-'children. '
:g Chsmts Accccf ca, b aa attempt to
Stcnj by filch TCzon
"Cereals really burn ms irp-they advertise little toys
and gimmicks that have nothing to do with the food
product. ,
Capciaso aha saU that becoming an educated con
sumer in the Held is extremely difficult.
"It's really a maze. All ths literature is opinionated.
The popular bocks on the subject aren't written by ex
perts, and yea caa't get a balanced viewpoint.'
Sorns additives are beneficial to consumers and will
continus to be. Vitamins and protein additives will help
solve the growing food shortage. Other additives, such as
preservatives, reduce spoilage and contamination. With
society becoming more and more urbanized, the market
.structure wOl not allow us to eliminate food additives.
I 'adcr: Th3 Unad States ccukl cpl
obng wc3 without tho uco cf Iho
2.000 to 3X)00 add:vcs no
rcutfnshj edded to feed. In feet It
cculd probaby zX clong, os do
many cthsr nations, uc!ng foivcr
than ono per cent cf tho current
...food addSvos. "
American's desire for convenience and variety will
continue, causing more fabricated food products to enter
the markets. Some alternatives to chemical additives may
be developed, such as irradiation of foods to prevent
spoilage, but these techniques will create new problems.
" There are some additives we could do without, but
Americans are used to convenience. There are a few
chemicals around creating a pcten&l hazard, but there
wI be alternatives. Most additives are justified by lowered
cost or convenience, but not from a health benefit from a
product. People could eliminate some additives in their
food by doing things for themselves, like baking their own
bread. Cut that takes rims, and it isn't as cheap either,"
Caporaso said. . - ; '
So it seems mat additives in food are to be an .
unchanging fact in the life of most Americans. Whether
we are playing "food roulette by adding thousands of
relative unknowns to our intake, only tuns will tdL
:
I
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Phota fey Ktvia K&sf
IZatd frit jts are czly ens farm cf ciia fscds scJ at ths Cpta llirrtct Co-cp. Ths co-c? cnicd by
iis 2ZO .ms23a3,bsys meet cf its wars frem ntarhy fcnssx
Organically yours,
0p3B Harvest
y
By JJarli Yoigig
The Open Harvest Food Co-op at 2535 Randolph St
was started as an attempt to set up a "one-to-one relation
ship between food producers and consumers," Mark
Vasaa, 28-yearoM co-manager of the Co-Op store, -
said.
The Co-Op emerged from a buying club called "Our
Store," which sold wholesale vegetables and dairy
products. Vasina said the club grew out of a feelbg that
the "normal channels of food distribution were unfair and
unconcerned about the quality of the food.
Open Harvest opened in December, 1975, with
personal loans, profits from Our Store and funding from
VISTA and the Center for Rural Affairs (CRA). The CRA
is a Community Action program based in WalthiH, a small
town in Thurston County. Funded in part by VISTA, it
teaches small family farm owners methods of raising and
handling foods for new markets to increase their profits.
The center helps Open Harvest contract with nearby far
mers who rsiss orgnic foods.
The Co-op buys most cf its grains and other products
from eastern Nebraska farmers. Surprisingly, Vasha
said, they are net til young, back-to-the-earth types. Many
are in their 40s and 5Gs and havs switched to crgtsic
farming for health reasons or ecological concerns, he said.
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