The Chemistry of Fear: Harvey Wiley's Fight for Pure Food

by Jonathan Rees

A fascinating examination of the controversial work of Harvey Wiley, the founder of the pure food movement and an early crusader against the use of additives and preservatives in food.

Though trained as a medical doctor, chemist Harvey Wiley spent most of his professional life advocating for "pure food"--food free of both adulterants and preservatives. A strong proponent of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, still the basis of food...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421439956
• ISBN13: 9781421439952
• Release Date: July 2021
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"