Safe food
Subtitle: the politics of food safety
By: Marion Nestle
Edition: Updated and expanded.
Series: California studies in food and culture -- 5
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 379
ISBN-13: 9780520266063; 9780520946309
Subjects: Safety measures; Government policy; Risk Assessment; Food; Food Contamination; Food supply; Health Policy; Public opinion; Food Supply; Prevention & control; Food industry and trade
Description: Previous edition published in : 2003.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The politics of foodborne illness : issues and origins; title: Resisting meat and poultry regulation, 1974-1994; title: Attempting control of food pathogens, 1994-2002; title: Achieving safe food : alternatives; title: Peddling dreams : promises versus reality; title: Risks and benefits : who decides?; title: The politics of government oversight; title: The politics of consumer concern : distrust, dread, and outrage; title: Conclusion : The future of food safety : public health versus bioterrorism.