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100 1 0 _aBruegel, Martin
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245 0 0 _aThe price of progress: chemical additives and the industrialisation of food production
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520 _aAs mechanization and automation accelerated food production in the 19th century, the invention of chemical food additives (preservatives, flavors, colors, emulsifiers, etc.) made it possible to correct the alterations inflicted on foodstuffs by industrial processing, and to devise new comestibles (ready-made meals, baby formula, etc.). The practice gave rise to a great deal of controversy whose aim was to establish socially acceptable but often temporary legal norms to safeguard consumer health while protecting the interests of industry.
690 _achemical additives
690 _afood
690 _aindustrial processing
690 _anorms
690 _apublic controversy
690 _achemical additives
690 _afood
690 _aindustrial processing
690 _anorms
690 _apublic controversy
786 0 _nRegards croisés sur l'économie | o 33 | 2 | 2023-12-05 | p. 42-49 | 1956-7413
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-regards-croises-sur-l-economie-2023-2-page-42?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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