Eat, Drink, and Be Wary: How Unsafe Is Our Food?

by Charles M. Duncan

Book Overview

Food safety has fast become one of the nation's top issues. Three thousand people die each year in the U.S. from foodborne illnesses. Another 48 million are sickened annually and our government fails to protect us. Many foods and additives that we eat every day have been banned for years in other countries. Our government food safety agencies move in reverse--cutting back on inspections, allowing food producers to inspect themselves, and permitting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442238399
• ISBN13: 9781442238398
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"