The first databank to combine the resources and expertise of the Royal College of Physicians, the British Dietetic Association and the British Nutrition Foundation, the…
Abstract
The first databank to combine the resources and expertise of the Royal College of Physicians, the British Dietetic Association and the British Nutrition Foundation, the Leatherhead Food Research Association was launched on 15 September 1987. The article describes it and its implications. It points out that public concern over additives has been unwarranted, but that a service needs to exist to keep consumers and manufacturers informed.