Food-borne diseases /
Gillard, Arthur.
Detroit, Mich. : Greenhaven Press,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Understanding food-borne diseases. An overview of food-borne diseases / Gordana Ristic -- Food-borne diseases are a significant problem in the developing world / World Health Organization -- Ergotism is a fungal food-borne disease / Morton Satin -- The evolution of E. coli O157:H7 / Madeline Drexler -- Finding the source of food-borne disease outbreaks is difficult / Elzabeth Weise -- Controversies about food-borne diseases. The problem of food-borne diseases is increasing / Madeline Drexler -- Food-borne disease scares are exaggerated / T.J. Greaney -- The Federal Government is failing to protect the public against food-borne diseases / Andrew Kimbrell -- The National School Lunch Program is susceptible to food-borne diseases / Michael Markarian -- Food irradiation is safe and effective / Ron Eustice -- Food Irradiation is harmful / Organic Connections -- Food terrorism is a serious threat / Bill Marler -- Food terrorism is not a serious threat / Fred Burton and Scott Stewart -- Personal experiences with food-borne diseases. A female college student survives an E.coli infection -- A mother loses her son to Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease / Sandra Dick -- A family is poisoned by a common bean toxin / Vicky Jones -- A man suffers a case of Salmonella food poisoning / Anonymous.
Foodborne diseases