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THE report before us contains an account of the preservatives and colouring matters found in different articles of food, together with the Committee's opinion upon the nature and quantities of these substances which should be permissible, taking into consideration, on one hand, their effect upon the body, and on the other, their efficiency in preserving, or making attractive, the different articles of diet in which they are found. Apart from the main body of the report, a series of appendices gives the names of the witnesses examined, and excerpts from the laws of other countries on the use of preservatives and colouring matters in foods, with details as to those which are permissible and which prohibited: one other appendix will be referred to in more detail below.
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Preservatives in Food. Nature 114, 877–878 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114877b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/114877b0