Poisons On Our Plates
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Poisons On Our Plates
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Author : Michele Morrone
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2008-06-30
Poisons On Our Plates written by Michele Morrone and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-30 with Business & Economics categories.
The safety of our food supply is an environmental health issue that affects every American citizen. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that more than 76 million people in the United States suffer from foodborne illnesses every year. Microbiological contamination—bacteria, viruses, and parasites—is the leading cause of foodborne illness. Morrone faults the media for focusing the anxieties of the American public on such issues as irradiated food, genetically modified foods, and mad cow disease, while ignoring the microbial foodborne pathogens that are running amok in our food supply—except when point-source outbreaks of E. coli in spinach and green onions or salmonella in peanut butter sicken thousands of people at once. Many readers will be alarmed to learn from Poisons on Our Plates that there is no federal environmental health policy or agency that controls the bacteria and viruses in our food supply. The FDA Food Code and various voluntary systems overseen by local health departments are woefully inadequate. Drawing on disturbing stories told by food safety professionals as well as on statistical studies, the author paints a grimly fascinating picture of the impact of bacteria and viruses on our food supply and how they can make us sick. Morrone examines the increased risks that come with the rise in food imports from high-contamination countries such as China and Mexico. She advocates major changes to our nation's environmental health policies in order to control the growing dangers that foodborne illness pose to public health.
Poison Plate
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Author : Michele Spirn
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2012-06-15
Poison Plate written by Michele Spirn and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-15 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Less-proficient readers will take a giant step towards confidence as they rush through these cliffhanging chapter books and discover with surprise that they have finished a full-size suspense novel.
Poison On A Plate
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Author : Richard Lacey
language : en
Publisher: Metro Publishing, Limited
Release Date : 1998
Poison On A Plate written by Richard Lacey and has been published by Metro Publishing, Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Health & Fitness categories.
"Despite reassurance from government scientists and politicians; despite confident words from the food industry, are you certain the food on your plate is safe to eat? Professor Richard Lacey isn't; this is the story of a food crusader, an eminent scientist who put his career at risk because he believed the British people were in danger of being poisoned by their own food. When Lacey - an internationally famed microbiologist who advised the World Health Organization - set about exposing the dangers in our food brought about by modern farming methods, he was regularly vilified by politicians, civil servants and even by some of his fellow scientists. He came across a whole series of government cover-ups, designed to protect the interests of the food industry rather than public health. Despite strenuous opposition, he brought to public attention the threat of salmonella in eggs, listeria in soft cheeses and pâtés, botulism and E. Coli. Then in 1989 he quit his job on a key government advisory committee in order to speak out on the greatest threat of all: BSE in cows and its human equivalent, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Lacey fears the disease may kill thousands of people in the twenty-first century - unless action is taken now. In this devastating book, the author shows how the food industry threw away the 'wisdom of the ages' in the pursuit of profit and goes behind the scenes to show how the government failed time and again to protect the public interest."--Back cover.
S M A R T S And The Poison Plates
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Author : Melinda Metz
language : en
Publisher: Capstone
Release Date : 2015-08
S M A R T S And The Poison Plates written by Melinda Metz and has been published by Capstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Kids are getting sick after lunch...and it's not because of questionable cafeteria food. It's poison! To solve the school mystery, the S.M.A.R.T.S. are ready to put their sharp minds to the test!
The Rubbish On Our Plates
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Author : Fabien Perucca
language : en
Publisher: Prion
Release Date : 1996
The Rubbish On Our Plates written by Fabien Perucca and has been published by Prion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Business & Economics categories.
This is an expose of the whole modern agricultural industry. From Alzheimer's and cancer to obesity and impotence, many of the late-20th century's major illnesses can be traced to the chemical toxins in our food from industrial farming and environmental pollution. This book contains stories from history, such as the Romans who were poisoned by the lead in their water and wine, together with the latest facts and evidence. It exposes the high rate of cancer among farmers, how human obesity may be caused by the growth hormones given to livestock, and why vets in Belgium are accompanied on farm visits by armed police. Subjects covered in the book include the effects of nuclear, industrial, and car pollution on the food chain; chemical additives; pesticides and fungicides; growth-promoting hormones in livestock; depletion of fish stocks; factory farming; new food products using "chemical special effects;" animal transportation; industrial cover-ups of health risks; and the fallibility of consumer protection.
Bugs In My Brain Poison On My Plate
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Author : Dr. Frank Springob
language : en
Publisher: BalboaPress
Release Date : 2012-08-17
Bugs In My Brain Poison On My Plate written by Dr. Frank Springob and has been published by BalboaPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-17 with Health & Fitness categories.
In America, the food supply has steadily degraded over the past 150 years. Commercial foods loaded with chemicals, high-fructose corn syrup, trans-fats, and GMOs have taken over the marketplace. Political interests and corporate greed have controlled our diet for decades, leading to an epidemic of degenerative health conditions. Now we can fight back! Bugs in My Brain, Poison on My Plate explains the problem and provides practical solutions for restoring and maintaining your health by using the Morphogenic Field Technique (MFT) to match the energy of your food to the energy field your body. The latest advancement in natural health care, MFT incorporates muscle response testing with energy healing and personalized nutritional protocols. Ideal for practitioners and patrons alike, this book reveals how to access the innate wisdom of the body to create sustainable, affordable, effective health solutions that will lead to a brighter future for us all.
The Poison Squad
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Author : Deborah Blum
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2018-09-25
The Poison Squad written by Deborah Blum and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-25 with Political Science categories.
A New York Times Notable Book The inspiration for PBS's AMERICAN EXPERIENCE film The Poison Squad. From Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times-bestselling author Deborah Blum, the dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by the inimitable Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who fought for change By the end of nineteenth century, food was dangerous. Lethal, even. "Milk" might contain formaldehyde, most often used to embalm corpses. Decaying meat was preserved with both salicylic acid, a pharmaceutical chemical, and borax, a compound first identified as a cleaning product. This was not by accident; food manufacturers had rushed to embrace the rise of industrial chemistry, and were knowingly selling harmful products. Unchecked by government regulation, basic safety, or even labelling requirements, they put profit before the health of their customers. By some estimates, in New York City alone, thousands of children were killed by "embalmed milk" every year. Citizens--activists, journalists, scientists, and women's groups--began agitating for change. But even as protective measures were enacted in Europe, American corporations blocked even modest regulations. Then, in 1883, Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, a chemistry professor from Purdue University, was named chief chemist of the agriculture department, and the agency began methodically investigating food and drink fraud, even conducting shocking human tests on groups of young men who came to be known as, "The Poison Squad." Over the next thirty years, a titanic struggle took place, with the courageous and fascinating Dr. Wiley campaigning indefatigably for food safety and consumer protection. Together with a gallant cast, including the muckraking reporter Upton Sinclair, whose fiction revealed the horrific truth about the Chicago stockyards; Fannie Farmer, then the most famous cookbook author in the country; and Henry J. Heinz, one of the few food producers who actively advocated for pure food, Dr. Wiley changed history. When the landmark 1906 Food and Drug Act was finally passed, it was known across the land, as "Dr. Wiley's Law." Blum brings to life this timeless and hugely satisfying "David and Goliath" tale with righteous verve and style, driving home the moral imperative of confronting corporate greed and government corruption with a bracing clarity, which speaks resoundingly to the enormous social and political challenges we face today.
Tech Team And The Poison Plates
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Raintree
Release Date : 2015-08-13
Tech Team And The Poison Plates written by and has been published by Raintree this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Many of the local school's pupils are falling ill after lunch ... and it's not because of questionable canteen food. It's poison! But there are only two groups affected: the super-cool girls and the comic book fans. Who would hold a grudge against such opposite cliques, and why would they want to poison them? When there's a school mystery that needs solving, the S.M.A.R.T.S. are ready to put their sharp minds to the test! It will take their best critical-thinking skills and scientific reasoning to get to the bottom of this lunchtime puzzle.
Irradiation Behavior Of Bulk B4c And B4c Sic Burnable Poison Plates
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Author : R. G. Gray
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
Irradiation Behavior Of Bulk B4c And B4c Sic Burnable Poison Plates written by R. G. Gray and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with categories.
Our Daily Poison
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Author : Marie-Monique Robin
language : en
Publisher: New Press, The
Release Date : 2004-09-03
Our Daily Poison written by Marie-Monique Robin and has been published by New Press, The this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-09-03 with Social Science categories.
“An enlightening and deeply disturbing account” of the dangerous chemicals that have infiltrated our food, by the Rachel Carson Prize–winning journalist (Booklist). Our Daily Poison is “a gripping and urgent book” for anyone concerned about democracy, corporate power, or public health (Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved). In it, award-winning journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin travels across North America, Europe, and Asia to document the shocking array of chemicals we encounter in our daily lives—from the pesticides that blanket our crops to the additives and plastics that contaminate our food—and their effects on our health over time. Following the trail of the synthetic molecules in our environment and our food, Robin traces the ugly history of industrial chemical production, as well as the shoddy regulatory system for chemical products that still operates today. Using scientific studies, expert testimony, and interviews with farmworkers suffering from acute chronic poisoning, Robin demonstrates how corporate interests—and our own ignorance—may be costing us our lives. “What Rachel Carson’s groundbreaking Silent Spring did for the environmental movement, Robin is doing for awareness of toxins in the food chain.” —Publishers Weekly “This may be one of the most important books of the year.” —Kirkus Reviews “Full of facts, stories, and wisdom.” —The Huffington Post