Is it safe to eat? : enjoy eating and minimize food risks / Ian Shaw ; original illustrations by Margaret Tanner.
Publication details: Berlin : Springer, c2005.Description: ix, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 3540212868 (hbk.)
- 363.192 SHA
Includes index.
Food safety through the ages. - Food is just one of life's risks. - Bacteria in food : good or bad? - Viruses. - Mad cow disease and the elusion prion. - Natural toxins in food. - Agrochemical residues in food. - Gender bending chemicals in food. - Genetically modified food. - Is it safe to eat? - Subject index.