Another preservative found in a lot of places is Sulphur Dioxide. It has been known to severely affect people with asthma, especially children, if they are sensetive to it. It is also one of the major pollutants in the U.S. and forms what we know of as acid rain. It can come from the break down of fuels. Inhaled it affects children more than adults because they take in more air per weight. It's one of the agents used in wine making.
You'll find it in dried fruits, soft drinks, preserved meats and wines.
I'll finish this little look into the world of food preservation here, and leave you with this article on the top ten food additives to avoid. We didn't cover them all but you should look for yourself as well! It's an interesting and scary world out there, it bears consideration each and everytime you put an item into your cart. I don't want to leave you feeling scared but..more aware. We can't just to through this blindly trusting.
http://www.foodmatters.tv/articles-1/top-10-food-additives-to-avoid
All of the additives and 'safe' items we ingest were scary. What do we do? There is no way to avoid everything that's slammed into foods. I can't imagine the income one would have to bring home to afford to eat semi-safely. Even then, you can't control the weather bringing muck from somewhere else to your food, nor can you control the shipping and handling of most of it. I'm not certain there is a solution anymore.
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