safety regulations

"Grocery stores have vastly increased the convenience and availability of food shopping, but they have also made it easier for the average consumer to ignore the conditions their food is grown or raised in. Generally, it is only whena deadly outbreak of food-borne illness occurs that people scrutinize the food industry. Text, augmented with . . . charts and . . . fact boxes, provides a comprehensive guide to the history of food safety laws in the United States. Readers learn about the major food-borne diseases and what causes them, as well as the present and future state of food technologies in America"--Provided by publisher.

"Tanya gets to ride the bus to school this year! She meets her bus driver and learns how to be safe around the school bus. She waits with her dad at the bus stop, and she even gets to sit by a friend on the bus! Find out what else happens on the way to school"--Back cover.

Text and photographs introduce different traffic signs and signals in a neighborhood.

"[Examines] the real reasons behind many of the global safety rules and security regulations we obey without question, ... [concluding that these reasons] range from the surprisingly pointless to shockingly dangerous."--Provided by publisher.