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You are what you eat - or are you? What is in food? Where does it come from? Richard Lacey, Professor of Clinical Microbiology at Leeds University and a popular media critic on food issues, takes the reader on a culinary exploration into the world of food. Blending science and humour, he stimulates us to question the future and to think about the nature of what we eat and where it comes from. Richard Lacey is on the side of the consumer, you and me,...

Did food poisoning play a role in the Salem witch trials, leading to the hanging of nineteen men and women? Which poison recently laced the food of Russian ex-KGB agent Viktor Litvinenko, and how did it kill him? In Death in the Pot, internationally renowned food expert Morton Satin documents several culinary mishaps and misdeeds in an engrossing narrative that spans the ancient world to the present day. Historic events both tragic and bizarre have...

"In Food Alert! food-safety expert Morton Satin explains the history and science of food contamination and preservation; the causes, dangers and types of food-borne diseases; and, most important, everything consumers need to know to understand the risk of food-borne illness and to protect themselves from it."--Jacket.

This book examines the state of our food protection readiness. Accompanied with actual cases of domestic food-related contamination and terrorism, the author provides the battle plan against our food supplies and a blueprint for the defense of our critical, agriculture infrastructure. Included are detailed overviews of 46 foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins, suggested guidelines for security measures at each link in the food supply...

Discusses the processes of safely handling, preparing, and storing food to prevent foodborne illness.

"With science and deft humor, epidemiologist David Waltner-Toews brings us tales of the bacteria, viruses, and parasites that have made their way into our food supply. He describes the global patterns of foodborne disease, from ciguatera toxins in fish to pandemics of Salmonella, and the changes in climate, culture, agriculture, and trade that have led to the emergence of new diseases and epidemics. Finally, he provides advice for what we can do."--Jacket....

Internationally known vegan and bestselling author, John Robbins has continued his observations and investigations into food politics and food-related issues of the day on his popular HuffingtonPost column. This book collects these recent observations together for the first time in book form.

"Christopher D. Cook's investigation takes us beyond fast food and GMOs to explain why our entire food system is in crisis." "Food, our most basic necessity, has become a force behind a staggering array of social, economic, and environmental epidemics. Yet there is another way. Taking heart from the promising surge in organics, farmers' markets, and slow food, Cook argues cogently for a whole new way of looking at what we eat - one that places healthy,...

Examines the issues surrounding food safety including mad cow disease, salmonella, and pesticides, and profiles Upton Sinclair's 1908 expose of the meat-packing industry that led to the Beef Inspection Bill.