Includes bibliographical references and index.

Artificial ingredients pose a serious health threat -- Consumers exaggerate the health threat from artificial ingredients -- Artificial sweeteners are safe -- Artificial sweeteners are very dangerous -- It is difficult to determine the safety of artificial ingredients -- Artificial ingredients cause behavioral problems in children -- The link between artificial ingredients and behavioral problems in unproven -- Artificial food colorings should be banned -- Artificial food colorings should not be banned -- Bisphenol A should be banned -- Bisphenol A should not be banned -- Consumers want products with natural and organic ingredients -- Consumers may not want alternatives to artificial ingredients.

Presents opposing perspectives on artificial ingredients' status, health threat, and other concerns surrounding this increasingly relevant topic.