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I’ve been away for a couple of weeks and have been re-reading “Not On The Label” by Felicity Lawrence.

I was in the USA and it didn’t take long for me to become a compulsive food-label-reader - much to the confusion of the family and friends we stayed with.

The thing is, even the most innocent-sounding food seemed to be packed with chemicals. Even half fat cream had colouring, flavourings, preservatives, sugar and salt. Yet the packaging was thick with words like “natural” and “healthy”.

So I dug out Felicity’s book again, to remind myself that all isn’t so rosie on this side of the Atlantic, either.

I remember reading “Not On The Label” a couple of years ago and it was the book that changed the way I thought about food. It covered everything from bread and chicken to pre-packed salads and even the exploitation of immigrant workers.

Felicity Lawrence is a journalist, used to uncovering dirty secrets and making a story out of them. However, for this book, the dirt was far from secret and the story was already there.

It’s thoroughly researched, easy-to-read and you can dip in and out of it, depending which type of food you’re interested in.

But beware! “Not On The Label” could change the way you eat…

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