Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety

by Timothy D. Lytton

Book Overview

Foodborne illness is a big problem. Wash those chicken breasts, and you're likely to spread Salmonella to your countertops, kitchen towels, and other foods nearby. Even salad greens can become biohazards when toxic strains of E. coli inhabit the water used to irrigate crops. All told, contaminated food causes 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths each year in the United States.

With Outbreak, ...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022661168X
• ISBN13: 9780226611686
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"