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Do the dangers derived from the use of chemicals in food production and preservation outweigh the advantages

#dangers #chemicals #food #production #preservation
It is common knowledge that additives added to food during
the
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production and preservation
has
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 some benefits and drawbacks. I am of the opinion the advantages
surpasses
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 the disadvantages.
To begin
 with, there are several gains to the use of chemicals in food processing.
Firstly
, prolonged shelf life.
This
 makes the product stay longer than a fresh product will ordinarily. It is seen as
gain
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 only to the manufacturer but I think it's
also
 beneficial to the customers. Processed foods
saves
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 the time of the consumer.
This
 is because they make cooking easier by eliminating the hours one has to spend
in
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handling fresh ingredients for meal preparation. Some of the meals can be readily consumed when opened as they have already been prepared in edible forms.
Lastly
, the durable nature of
such
 products saves some cost to the patronisers because it promotes bulk buying. Bulk buying is proven by studies as a means to save some money. It is an experience I have had. Obviously, these advantages
suits
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 the busy lifestyle of the current working population in the world. Meanwhile, there is a perception
about
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 people
developing
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 cancer from eating meals with preservatives.
This
 fact is anecdotal as there
no
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 scientific barking. Sir William Appiah has issued a paper to refute
such
 unreliable statements as
according to
 him, if it were true the majority of us would have come down with some form of cancer as it is estimated the majority of the world's population consumes processed foods. It is clear we cannot rely on
such
 unproven allegations.
To sum up
, it is evident there are more advantages to using chemicals in food processing than disadvantages.
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