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Food Coloring and Packaging Ink Contamination: A Review
By Lewis Perdue, January 14, 2026 1. Introduction to Synthetic Food Dyes Synthetic food dyes are widely used in processed foods, beverages, confectionery, and pharmaceuticals to enhance visual appeal. The primary dyes approved for use in the United States include FD&C Red No. 3 (Erythrosine), Red No. 40 (Allura Red AC), Yellow No. 5 (Tartrazine), […]
Processing the political & health implications of Mike Tyson’ superbowl Ad
“Most foods as purchased and consumed are processed to some extent. For this reason, accounts that are critical of ‘processed food’ are not useful — From”Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them.” “Diets restricted to unprocessed food would be less diverse and less secure. Foods benefit, and are made more available, when processed […]
Science Breakthrough! (Really?) Consumer Introduction To Assessing Scientific Studies
PLEASE NOTE: A more technical version of this article, intended for professionals in the field, can be found at this link. In addition, these are both works in progress with additional text, videos and images to be added as appropriate. Is that sensational scientific study really so important that you have to change your life? […]
Weapons, Warfare & High-Caliber Writing: Masterclass At SF Writers Conference
Scroll down to the bottom of THIS page for the FULL Henwood/Perdue Powerpoint Presentation slides Click here to learn more about the presentation and its presenters The Class: High Caliber Writing: Writing firearms and people doing violence to create fascinating characters and visceral action that drives your plot, enriches your setting, and keeps tension wire-tight […]
AI Looks At Sniper Books And Movies
Selections by Claude Opus 3 from Anthropic Sniper Fiction There have been several successful fiction books featuring snipers as central characters or focusing on sniping as a key element of the story. Here are some notable examples: “Point of Impact” by Stephen Hunter (1993) – The first book in the Bob Lee Swagger series, featuring […]
My Vanity Fair photo shoot at the Vatican (2006)
This is from my Vanity Fair photo shoot defending my book “Daughter of God” against Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Clone – https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2006/7/the-da-vinci-clone
New Edition Of Slatewiper Available January 1, 2024
Free at Kindle Select and also available in paperback. As the clock clicks swiftly down, biotech entrepreneur Lara Blackwood races to stop ultra-right-wing extremists from using her stolen gene technology to start an ethnic purge that would kill billions worldwide — all for them to keep their bloodline “unpolluted.” Slatewiper is science-based thriller I originally […]
Snipers Briefing For Henwood Ranch Range Day For Writers
NOTE: Please address questions of comments to: lperdue@ideaworx.com Why This Post? This briefing is based on my personal experience with a type of weapon that has been used by snipers, and on research I have conducted with military snipers and document research. It also reflects my own author efforts to create credible sniper characters for […]
The story of an author’s powerful Faulknerian family told through the lens of a thriller about why good people do bad things.
This is a very personal book for me. When I set out to write a thriller about what makes good people do bad things, realized that I had to look no farther for examples than my own family. While the immune system of my Faulknerian ancestry had rejected me over my support for civil rights, […]
