On Friday, I found an article about a specific food additive that is used in butter flavoring. This chemical is reported to cause serious respiratory issue to the workers. If reliable, this article can be a strong evidence to back up my hypothesis to how dangerous food additives can be. That's why I decided to do a source evaluation based on the information we've learn in class.
First of all, I checked the authorship. I didn't recognize the author's name but since the article was found on Proquest, I think that can mean this article is somewhat reliable. Next is the publishing body. This article was from New York Times and their purpose is mainly to bring information to the public so I don't think they are set to be bias. The author also talked about the previous reports from California health officials about workers in flavoring factories and their health conditions, demonstrating his knowledge of what have already been discussed about this topic. In addition, Proquest is a well-design site and it has all the information needed for readers like me to verify anything that I wanted to. This article was written in May 6 of 2007, fairly recent and updated.
Overall, I think this article is quiet reliable and I will probably use it as a resource in my research process.