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Preservatives made from grape pips may obviate the need for sulphur in wine making. April 2013

Although grapes are the only fresh fruit that is permitted to use sulphites to prevent spoilage, in a survey, in Canada, of 329 fresh grape samples collected over 2010-2111 showed that 995 had not detectable levels of sulphites. April 3013

Selection of e-books and papers on sulphite related subjects from mybookez.org.

Sulphites - One of the ten priority food allergens. Useful factsheet from Health Canada. January 2013

The Sulphite Connection – a new book by Paul Barratt-Hassett who traced his chronic fibromyalgia to sulphite sensitivity and who believes that hidden sulphites in foods may be responsible for a wide range of other chronic conditions. June 2011

Low Sulphite Wines – John and Jane Lang from Good Wine on LIne explain exactly what this means. December 2010

Sulphates and Sulphites: the Good, the Moderately Bad and the Ugly. Margaret Moss explains the difference and the importance of each.November 2009

Allergy to sulphites: a detailed examination of what sulphites are, what kinds of foods they appear in and establishment attitudes to sulphite allergy – Justine Bold 2008

First Published in 2008

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