Shaw, Ian.

Is it safe to eat? : enjoy eating and minimize food risks / [book] Ian Shaw ; original illustrations by Margaret Tanner - Berlin : Springer, 2005. - ix, 251 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Includes index

Food safety through the ages -- Food is just one of life's risks -- Bacteria in food : good or bad? -- Viruses -- Mad cow disease and the elusion prion -- Natural toxins in food -- Agrochemical residues in food -- Gender bending chemicals in food -- Genetically modified food -- Is it safe to eat?



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Food--Safety measures
Food--Analysis
Food contamination

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