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Safe food : the politics of food safety /
Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food "poisonings" raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduction of genetically modified foods-...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©2010.
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| Edition: | Updated and expanded. |
| Series: | California studies in food and culture ;
5. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food "poisonings" raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduction of genetically modified foods--immediately dubbed "Frankenfoods"--Only adds to the general sense of unease. Finally, the events of September 11, 2001, heightened fears by exposing the vulnerability of food and water supplies to attacks by bioterrorists. How concerned should we be about such problems? Who is responsible for preventing them? |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 379 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520946309 0520946308 |