tirely u p to date. This criticism a p plies particularly to sections covering meat preservation. It is obvious that t h e book was not carefully proofread because there are numerous errors in exact names. For example in the preface B. S. Schweigert is referred to as B. E . Schweigert. In some instances the author has ob viously accepted advertising claims of equipment manufacturers as factual without critical examination of the in formation upon which such claims are based. In several cases the author has made flat general statements that d o not apply in specific situations. For example, on p a g e 2 2 7 t h e author states "Moisture accelerates oxidative rancidity." This statement is not even generally true since under most condi tions oxidative rancidity is retarded b y the presence of moisture. T h e lack of care in editing and pub lishing is exemplified b y the fact that some tables are numbered while other equally long tables in the text are not numbered. Despite its shortcomings there are several excellent sections in t h e book. Chapter 9 on Chemical Additives is particularly good. It is unfortunate that the wealth of information included in this book is n o t more critically pre sented so that the reader could b e sure that t h e material as quoted represents the most valid and current thinking available on all subjects covered.
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2nd éd.
F. L. L A Q U E , H. R.
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