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Book Condition: Used
ISBN: 0520242238 / 9780520242234
Seller: Zeno's

United States
About Item: Berkeley. 2003. University Of California Press. Reprinted Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0520242238. 366 pages. paperback. . keywords: Food Health. FROM THE PUBLISHER - Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food ‘poisonings' raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduction of genetically modified foods–immediately dubbed ‘Frankenfoods'–only adds to the general sense of unease. Finally, the events of September 11, 2001, heightened fears by exposing the vulnerability of food and water supplies to attacks by bioterrorists. How concerned should we be about such problems? Who is responsible for preventing them? Who benefits from ignoring them? Who decides? Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher… Read More
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