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Safe food : bacteria, biotechnology, and bioterrorism / Marion Nestle.

By: Nestle, Marion.
Series: California studies in food and culture ; 5. Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003Description: xvi, 350 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0520242238 (pbk.).Subject(s): Food -- Safety measures | Food -- Biotechnology | BioterrorismDDC classification: 363.1926
Contents:
Introduction: Food safety is political -- Part 1: Resisting food safety: 1. The politics of foodborne illness: issues and origins - 2. Resisting meat and poulty regulation, 1974-1994 - 3. Attempting control of food pathogens, 1994-2002 - 4. Achieving safe food: alternatives -- Part 2: Safety as a surrogate: the ironic politics of food biotechnology: 5. Peddling dreams: promise versus reality - 6. Risks and benefits: who decides? - 7. The politics of goverment oversight - 8. The politics of consumer concern: distrust, dread, and outrage - Conclusion: the future of food safety: public health versus bioterrorism -- Appendix: The science of plant biotechnology.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Food safety is political -- Part 1: Resisting food safety: 1. The politics of foodborne illness: issues and origins - 2. Resisting meat and poulty regulation, 1974-1994 - 3. Attempting control of food pathogens, 1994-2002 - 4. Achieving safe food: alternatives -- Part 2: Safety as a surrogate: the ironic politics of food biotechnology: 5. Peddling dreams: promise versus reality - 6. Risks and benefits: who decides? - 7. The politics of goverment oversight - 8. The politics of consumer concern: distrust, dread, and outrage - Conclusion: the future of food safety: public health versus bioterrorism -- Appendix: The science of plant biotechnology.