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Eating dangerously : why the government can't keep your food safe-- and how you can  Cover Image Book Book

Eating dangerously : why the government can't keep your food safe-- and how you can

Booth, Michael 1965- (Author). Brown, Jennifer, 1975- (Added Author).

Summary: This two-part guide to our food system's problems and how consumers can help protect themselves is written by two seasoned journalists who helped break the story of the 2011 listeria outbreak that killed 33 people.

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  • ISBN: 9781442222663 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 1442222662 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781442222670 (electronic)
  • Physical Description: print
    x, 186 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-176) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Part I. Should we be afraid of our food? : Sick: It's what's for dinner -- Too many cooks, not enough test tubes -- Tracing to safety: the real-life "CSI" behind food outbreaks -- The whole world in your kitchen -- Dirty dishes: what happens to the perpetrators? -- Part II. How to feed your family safely and sanely : Handle with care (and bleach) -- Killer spouts and slimy spinach: the most dangerous foods may surprise you -- Dances with DNA, and reconsidering radiation -- So now you're sick -- Eating healthy and eating safe: no, they aren't the same thing -- Appendix A: Resources to help you eat less dangerously -- Appendix B. Food safety quick tips.
Subject: Food poisoning United States Prevention
Food adulteration and inspection Government policy United States
Food Safety measures
Foodborne Diseases prevention & control United States
Food Inspection standards United States
Safety Management United States

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Eating Dangerously : Why the Government Can't Keep Your Food Safe ... and How You Can
Eating Dangerously : Why the Government Can't Keep Your Food Safe ... and How You Can
by Booth, Michael; Brown, Jennifer
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Eating Dangerously : Why the Government Can't Keep Your Food Safe ... and How You Can

Michael Booth is the lead health care writer for The Denver Post and has covered health, medicine, health policy and politics throughout his twenty five-year journalism career. He was part of the team that won the 2013 and 2000 Pulitzer Prizes for Breaking News. He has made frequent appearances on commercial and public television and radio, and has won the National Education Writers' Award, Best of the West, American Health Care Journalists honors, and other awards. He also co-led the coverage of the most deadly food-borne illness outbreak of the past century, the cantaloupe listeria illnesses of 2011, with Jennifer Brown. Their coverage of the listeria outbreak became the outline for a Congressional committee's scathing report about what went wrong at the source farm and in the supply chain that sold the tainted melons.Jennifer Brown is an investigative reporter with The Denver Post and has covered health, medicine and health policy for the past decade. She was part of the team that won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News. Brown led the team covering the two-year debate over national health care reform in 2009 and 2010. She has worked at The Associated Press, The Tyler Morning Telegraph in Texas, and The Hungry Horse News in Montana, and has won a National Headliner Award, three Katie awards and the 2013 Best of the West award for investigative journalism. Brown also has covered the Colorado Legislature, the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and child welfare reform. She co-led the coverage of the most deadly food-borne illness outbreak of the past century, the cantaloupe listeria illnesses of 2011, with Michael Booth.

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