Beyond The Lab

When it comes to the Hall of Fame for feared food additives MSG sits above the rest as arguably the most loathed. Created by a Japanese chemist in 1908 it has been blamed for everything from headaches, to hives and even brain damage. Now, after more than 40 years of research investigating the effects of the salt described as 'the essence of taste' we might just owe Flavour Enhancer 621 an apology.