Chemical food safety : a scientists perspective Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements ix Introduction xi 1 Probability The Language of Science and Change 3 2 Dose Makes the Difference 19 3 The Pesticide Threat 37 4 Veggie and Fruit Consumption in the Age of the Centenarians 55 5 Chemicals Present in Natural Foods 69 6 Risk and Regulations 83 7 Some Real Issues in Chemical Toxicology 91 8 Milk Is Good for You 111 9 Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Foods: The Invasion of the Killer Corn or New Veggies to the Rescue 121 10 Food Security and the World of Bioterrorism 135 11 The Future 145 A Toxicology Primer 159 B Selected Readings and Notes 179 Index 199