food contamination

Provides comprehensive information on Earth's food supply and its protection, the interrelationships of the natural world, environmental problems both natural and man-made, the relative risks associated with these problems, and solutions for resolving and/or preventing them.

Explores food contamination and food-borne sickness and provides suggestions for making wise food choices.

Presents a history of food poisoning, which includes the great plague of Athens, the moldy grain consumed by the Puritans in seventeenth-century America, and the accidental arsenic poisoning of King George III.

Presents arguments for and against such things as pesticides, legislation concerning food, and biotechnology.

Discusses the harmful and beneficial chemicals, both natural and added, that are found in modern foods.

Presents diverse opinions on such topics as: Is our food supply safe?; Chemicals and food production; Irradiating foods; Seafood safety; and, Organic farming and biotechnology.

Provides answers to questions consumers may have about the safety of food, discussing organic versus conventionally produced foods, genetic engineering, and other topics, and including tips on how to improve food quality within communities.

Outlines the various procedures by which foods are preserved, grown, and stored, demonstrating how some of these methods may be detrimental to human health.