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Anyone with an interest in food safety and nutrition and who wants to know more about these issues, as well as those who are health conscious and yearn for a healthier life, and those who have not been looking into the importance of food safety, will find this book most useful. By taking a holistic approach to food, WHAT’S IN YOUR FOOD? looks at such issues as how to select food products with special emphasis on the ingredients and additives used in food products, functions of these ingredients and processing methods as well as how to understand the terminology used in food labels. By taking a closer look at various valuable nutrients found in food, Chia Joo Suan, a food chemist who advocates safe eating habits for a healthy life, suggests ways to selects healthy foods, ways to prepare safe food by bringing to light toxins and contaminants in food and ways to reduce or eliminate these hazardous toxic elements.