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Eat, Drink, and Be Wary : How Unsafe Is Our Food?

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (219 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442238404
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Eat, Drink, and Be WaryDDC classification:
  • 363.19/26
LOC classification:
  • RA601.5
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Bioterrorism, Cyber Attacks -- 2 Food Imports -- 3 Produce -- 4 Poultry -- 5 Eggs -- 6 Beef and Pork -- 7 Milk -- 8 Seafood -- 9 Deli Dangers -- 10 Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Deaths -- 11 Food Tampering and Food Fraud -- 12 Foods We Eat, Others Won't -- 13 Unwelcome Critters in Our Foods -- 14 GMOs-Genetically Modified Organisms -- 15 Generally Recognized as Safe -- 16 BPA-Bisphenol A -- 17 The Cottage Food Industry and Your Kitchen -- 18 Restaurant Food -- 19 Government's Report Card -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Summary: In one of the world's wealthiest nations, one might expect the food we eat to be safe and free of deadly organisms that might make us sick, but in reality there is very little oversight of our food and its delivery. Here, Charles Duncan reveals the extent of the danger and encourages consumers to make better decisions and demand better safety.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Bioterrorism, Cyber Attacks -- 2 Food Imports -- 3 Produce -- 4 Poultry -- 5 Eggs -- 6 Beef and Pork -- 7 Milk -- 8 Seafood -- 9 Deli Dangers -- 10 Outbreaks, Illnesses, and Deaths -- 11 Food Tampering and Food Fraud -- 12 Foods We Eat, Others Won't -- 13 Unwelcome Critters in Our Foods -- 14 GMOs-Genetically Modified Organisms -- 15 Generally Recognized as Safe -- 16 BPA-Bisphenol A -- 17 The Cottage Food Industry and Your Kitchen -- 18 Restaurant Food -- 19 Government's Report Card -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

In one of the world's wealthiest nations, one might expect the food we eat to be safe and free of deadly organisms that might make us sick, but in reality there is very little oversight of our food and its delivery. Here, Charles Duncan reveals the extent of the danger and encourages consumers to make better decisions and demand better safety.

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