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Author Morrone, Michele, 1962-

Title Poisons on our plates : the real food safety problem in the United States / Michele Morrone
Published Westport, Conn. ; Oxford : Praeger, [2008]
©2008

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 MELB  363.1926 Mor/Poo  AVAILABLE
Description xvi, 169 pages ; 25 cm
Series Politics and the environment, 1932-3484
Politics and the environment. 1932-3484
Contents Food microbiology 101 -- Vegetables can be hazardous to your health -- Rotten eggs and peanut butter -- Floating viruses -- There is something in the water -- Ready-to-eat? -- Consumer beware -- Unusual priorities: from bad apples to mad cows
Summary "The safety of our food supply is an environmental health issue that affects every American citizen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 76 million people in the United States suffer from foodborne illnesses every year. Microbiological contamination - bacteria, viruses, and parasites - is the leading cause of foodborne illness."
"Many readers will be alarmed to learn from Poisons on Our Plates that there is no federal environmental health policy or agency that controls the bacteria and viruses in our food supply. The FDA Food Code and various voluntary systems overseen by local health departments are woefully inadequate. Drawing on disturbing stories told by food safety professionals as well as on statistical studies, the author paints a grimly fascinating picture of the impact of bacteria and viruses on our food supply and how they can make us sick. Morrone examines the increased risks that come with the rise in food imports from high-contamination countries such as China and Mexico. She advocates major changes to our nation's environmental health policies in order to control the growing dangers that foodborne illness pose to public health."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-163) and index
Subject Food -- Toxicology -- United States.
Food contamination -- United States
Food -- Microbiology -- United States.
Food industry and trade -- Health aspects -- United States.
Food Contamination.
Food Industry -- standards.
Food Microbiology.
SUBJECT United States. https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481
LC no. 2008010985
ISBN 9780313349751 (hbk.)
0313349754 (hbk.)