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Who benefits from ignoring them? Who decides? Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher temperatures. It involves politics.
Tackles the contentious issue of food safety in America, exploring the role of "Frankenfoods" and rampant reports of food poisonings on the overall perception that food is safe to eat.
All of us who eat should count ourselves lucky to have this indispensable book."--Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World
This clear guide cuts through the confusion of today's headlines to reveal how to make the most of a trip to the supermarket.
Abstract: This book discusses how to protect against pesticides, bacteria, and other hidden hazards in food. It reviews the most important things to ensure that food is the safest possible....