| Description |
xiv, 434 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. The Index Case -- 2. Policing the Pathogens -- 3. The Changing Nature of Foodborne Disease -- 4. The Paradox of Change -- 5. Trade: A Passport for Pathogens -- 6. The Movable Microbial Feast -- 7. Super Salmonella and the Bad Egg -- 8. Campylobacter and the Poultry Connection -- 9. The Hamburger Bacteria -- 10. New Pathogens and the Politics of Denial -- 11. The Madness Behind Mad Cows -- 12. Caught with Our Defenses Down -- 13. A Reluctant Vegetarian and the Search for Clean Food -- Epilogue: The Andersons' Calves -- Appendix: Eating and Cooking Safely: Short-term Defense Tactics |
| Summary |
Discusses the changing production, processing, distribution, storage and preparation of our foods which have allowed pathogens and other food-borne diseases to increase in numbers over the past twenty-five years |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-416) and index |
| Subject |
Foodborne diseases -- Popular works.
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Foodborne Diseases.
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| LC no. |
97001239 |
| ISBN |
0465019803 |
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9780465019809 |
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