Food safety

✍ Scribed by Egendorf, Laura K

Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Year: 2000
Tongue: English
Leaves: 126
Series: At issue
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

A collection of discussions and essays offers varying viewpoints on topics regarding food safety.

Abstract: A collection of discussions and essays offers varying viewpoints on topics regarding food safety

✦ Table of Contents

Content: America's food supply is safe / National Cattlemen's Beef Association --
Foodborne illnesses are on the rise / Robert A. Robinson --
Factory farming threatens food safety / Nicols Fox, interview by Jim Motavalli --
Organic farming is a source of unsafe food / Dennis T. Avery --
Pesticides are safe / Alex Avery --
Pesticides cause significant health problems / Martin Bourque & Ingrid Bekkers --
Irradiation helps improve food safety / P.J. Skerrett --
Food irradiation is dangerous and ineffective / Susan Meeker-Lowry --
Biotechnology can improve food safety and quality / Susanne L. Huttner. Agricultural biotechnology presents health risks / David Ehrenfeld --
The government and private sector whould work together to improve food safety / Catherine Woteki --
The private sector can ensure food safety / E.C. Pasour jr. --
Food-disparagement laws may not reduce food safety scares / Kenneth Smith --
Food-disparagement laws could threaten food safety / Ronald K.L. Collins.

✦ Subjects

Food adulteration and inspection.;Food contamination.

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