Word List: Food issues

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  • additive
    • [noun] a substance that is added to food in order to improve its taste or appearance or to keep it fresh and stop it from decaying: This margarine is full of additives - just look at the label!
  • anaphylactic shock
    • [noun] an extreme and dangerous allergic reaction to something eaten or touched: She was rushed to a nearby hospital, suffering from anaphylactic shock.
  • preservative
    • [noun]a chemical used to stop food from decaying: This bread is completely free from artificial preservatives.
  • E number
    • [noun] any of a set of numbers with the letter E in front of them that are used on containers of food in the European Union to show which particular approved chemical has been added to the food
  • halal
    • [adjective] used to refer to meat from an animal that has been killed in the way that is demanded by Islamic law, or someone who sells this meat: halal meat a halal butcher
  • intolerance
    • [noun] If you have a food intolerance, you cannot digest a particular food in a normal way and may feel ill if you eat it: (a) food intolerance a wheat/lactose intolerance Amy has an intolerance to dairy products.
  • allergic
    • [adjective] having an allergy: I'm allergic to cats.
  • pesticide
    • [noun] a chemical substance used to kill harmful insects, small animals, wild plants, and other unwanted organisms: The pesticides that farmers spray on their crops kill pests, but they can also damage people's health.
  • organic
    • [adjective] not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food and other products: organic food/fruit/farms/farmers
  • free-range
    • [adjective] relating to or produced by farm animals that are allowed to move around outside and are not kept in cages: free-range eggs/chickens
  • kosher
    • [adjective] (of food ) prepared or kept in conditions that follow the rules of Jewish law: kosher food/meat a kosher restaurant/butcher/shop
  • food poisoning
    • [noun] an illness usually caused by eating food that contains harmful bacteria
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