Poisons on Our Plates
Praeger Publishers Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4408-3631-2 (ISBN)
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.
Michele Morrone is Associate Professor of Environmental Health Science and the Director of Environmental Studies at Ohio University. She is a registered sanitarian and a credentialed food safety professional. She is the past Chief of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Environmental Education and has served on the boards of numerous environmental organizations. She has authored or co-authored more than 45 publications on issues related to educating the public about environmental health risks, including Sound Science, Junk Policy: Environmental Health Science and the Decision-Making Process (Greenwood, 2002).
Introduction Chapter 1: Food Microbiology 101 Chapter 2: Vegetables Can Be Hazardous to Your Health Chapter 3: Rotten Eggs and Peanut Butter Chapter 4: Floating Viruses Chapter 5: There Is Something in the Water Chapter 6: Ready-To-Eat? Chapter 7: Consumer Beware Chapter 8: Unusual Priorities: From Bad Apples to Mad Cows Endnotes Additional Reading/Bibliography
Sprache | englisch |
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Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4408-3631-0 / 1440836310 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4408-3631-2 / 9781440836312 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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