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Link to Consumer Information

	Eggs American Egg Board http://www.aeb.org/ Basic Egg Facts http://www.aeb.org/facts/facts.html Eggs and Good Health http://www.aeb.org/food/eggs-health.html Basic Egg Facts-Yolk http://www.aeb.org/facts/facts.html#7
	Pizza Mama's Cucina http://www.ragu.com/ Pizza Trivia http://www.pizzapieer.com/trivia.htm

History of Pizza http://www.mamatheresa.com/history-pizza.htm

	Seafood National Fisheries Institute http://www.nfi.org/recipes5.html Click on the species to learn fishery practices as well as cooking and nutrition information. Regulatory Fish Encyclopedia http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~frf/rfe0.html Lists fish by common and market name. Geographic distribution given. California Seafood Council http://www.ca-seafood.org/ Click on "California Seafood Facts in Brief". Learn about the important seafood species, techniques used to harvest seafood in California, as well as seafood for health and seafood safety. New Zealand Seafood Industry http://www.seafood.co.nz/ Descriptions of fish species with catching areas, methods and recipes. Oregon Trawl Seafood Products http://www.ORtrawl.org/otpprod.htm Information on various fish species as well as storage, presentation and preparation tips. New Jersey Fishing http://www.fishingnj.org/contnts.htm#Fisheries Sea Urchin Harvesters Association - California http://www.seaurchin.org/ California Salmon Council http://www.calkingsalmon.org/ Shellfish Related Web Resources http://www.shellfish.org/res-web.htm Seafood Market Prices http://seafood.ucdavis.edu/organize/price.htm New York Seafood Council http://www.nyseafood.org/default2.asp International Seafood Distributors http://www.internationalseafood.com/products/ Fisherman's Marketing Association http://www.trawl.org/index.htm Click on "West Coast Fishing Industry" for information on fish species.
	International Foods Country Profiles Project http://cwr.utoronto.ca/cultural/english/index.html Cultural profiles of over 50 countries including family life, holidays and food. Epicurious Food http://food.epicurious.com/e_eating/e02_recipes/browse_main.html Browse the recipe database by "Cuisine". Recipes from Gourmet and Bon Appétit. Global Gourmet http://www.foodwine.com/destinations Clay's Kitchen http://anansi.panix.com/clay/cookbook/ Recipes from Viet Nam, Cambodia, Thailand, Mexico, Peru and Morroco Chinese Cooking http://chineseculture.about.com/culture/chineseculture/msub520.htm Eastern European Cooking http://trfn.clpgh.org/Lifestyle/Cooking/easteuro.html German Culture: Recipes http://germanculture.about.com/culture/germanculture/msub21.htm Greek Cuisine http://www.greekcuisine.com/recipes/ Greek Food Festival http://www.greekfoodfest.com/recipes.htm The Cookery Club http://www.hol.gr/clubs/cookery/ Greek Cooking http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/5800/Recipes/Greece-food.html Hungarian Heirloom Recipe Index Page http://homepage.interaccess.com/~june4/recipes.html Italian Culture: Food http://italianculture.about.com/culture/italianculture/msub7.htm Mexican Hot...Or Not! http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/foodindex.html Global Gourmet: Poland http://www.globalgourmet.com/destinations/poland/polewhat.html Russian Culture: Food http://russianculture.about.com/culture/russianculture/msub7.htm Spanish Culture: Recipes and Food http://spanishculture.about.com/culture/spanishculture/msub18.htm Recetas de Espana http://www.xmission.com:8000/~dderhak/recipes.html Swedish Cooking http://www.santesson.com/recept/swelist.htm
	Food Additives Glossary of Food Related Terms http://ific.org/glossary/ From the International Food Information Council; info on additives. Food Additives http://ific.org/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17787 Also from the IFIC. Use of Food Additives http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/books/foodfacts/html/maintext/fig26.html How additives are used in foods; from Monash Medical University, Australia. Food Additive Terms http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medicine/mmc/books/foodfacts/html/options/options4.html#benzoic_acid Definitions, also from Monash. Fat-Reducing Ingredients http://ificinfo.health.org/review/fatr.htm Go to the section labeled, “Types of Fat Reduction Ingredients". Sugars & Sweeteners http://ificinfo.health.org/review/fatr.htm Look for the highlighted words: aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K and sucralose. Click on any of them to learn more about that particular sweetener. Food Color Facts http://ific.policy.net/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17788 Also from the IFIC. Glutamate, Monosodium Glutamate, and MSG http://ific.policy.net/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17786 Also from the IFIC. Caffeine http://ific.policy.net/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17784 Also from the IFIC. Food Additives – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodaddi.html The bottom of this report has a good chart of common additives and how they’re used. Food Color Facts – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/foodaddi.html The bottom of this report has a good chart of food colors and where they’re commonly found. PHYS online magazine from Conde Net http://www6.phys.com/b_nutrition/03encyclopedia/01home/frm_encyc.htm SCROLL down to find the search box, UNDER the picture of the open book, or click on a letter of the alphabet. The Hong Kong Institute of Education - Food Additives http://crucial.ied.edu.hk/Foodchem/additive.html Need to first know which type of additive (caking agent, emulsifier, leavening,…). Click on the appropriate type to find the foods it's typically found in. Food Additives Guide http://www.additives.8m.com/english.htm Use the "quick search" on the left. Food Additives Glossary from the National Food Safety Database http://www.foodsafety.org/il/il002.htm From the National Food Safety Database. MSG – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/msg.html TECHNICAL information on MSG additive. Food Preservatives (BHA and Sulfites) – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdpreser.html A little technical. Sugar Substitutes – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsugar.html A little technical. Sulfites – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdsulfit.html A little technical.
	Food Labels Food Labels – FDA Report http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html How to read and understand a food label, government requirements, and nutritional information.

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