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1 online resource (streaming video file) (50 min. 10 sec.) ; 303951909 bytes |
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Food writer Stefan Gates (Cooking in the Danger Zone, Feasts) sets off on a three-part adventure to uncover the truth about those notorious artificial food additives. He wants to find out where these chemicals come from and what they actually do in our food.But he is in for some big surprises. Expecting to uncover a world of synthetic chemicals that are best avoided, Stefan learns that many are actually completely natural and could even be beneficial to our health.Over the series he aims to separate the truth from the fiction, finding out just how bad our food would taste, how wrong it would look, and how potentially deadly it could be if we didn't have food additives.Episode 2: PreservativesStefan discovers a preservative that keeps deadly bacteria out of bacon, one that can double up as an explosive, and he even discovers an additive that the entire human race can't live without. And in a true act of immersive reporting, Stefan even attempts to extract several additives from his own body. (From the UK) (Documentary Series) (Part 2 of 3) PG CC |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-12-30 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Bacteria -- Identification.
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Food preservatives -- Physiological effect.
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Food preservatives.
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Meat -- Preservation.
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United Kingdom.
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Streaming video
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Gates, Stefan, host
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Smith, Sean, director
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Williamson, Toni, director
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