Useful Web Links
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Food Additives and Ingredients Association |
www.faia.org.uk |
Food Standards Agency |
www.food.gov.uk |
European Food Safety Authority |
www.efsa.eu.int |
Chemical Industry Education Centre |
www.ciec.org.uk |
British Nutrition Foundation |
www.nutrition.org.uk |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA |
www.usda.gov |
International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI, Europe) |
www.ilsi.org |
International Food Information Council |
www.ific.org |
Federation of European Food Additives and Food Enzymes Industries |
www.elc-eu.org |
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN |
www.fao.org |
EU Consumer Policy and Consumer Protection |
europa.eu.int/comm/dg24/ |
Institute of Food Science and Technology |
www.IFST.org |
British Potato Council |
www.britishpotatoes.co.uk |
European Starch Association |
www.aac-eu.org |
International Glutamate Information Service (IGIS) |
www.glutamate.org |
Further reading
- E for additives
- Possibly the book that sparked the debate on food additives. First published in 1984 and revised in 1988, some E-numbers are not included but it is still a comprehensive view of additives, their roles and possible effects on the body. Authors: Maurice Hanssen and Jill Marsden, published by HarperCollins.
- Food Safety: questions and answers
- Peter Cox and Peggy Bruseau, Food safety advisory Centre, 1993.
- Food Science, a chemical approach
- Brian A. Fox and Allan G. Cameron, 6th Edition, Edward Arnold, 1995.
- Flavor Chemistry and Technology
- Henry B. Heath and Gary Reineccius, Macmillan, 1986