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Poison on a Plate

The Dangers in the Food We Eat - And How to Avoid Them

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Despite reassurances from government scientists and the food industry, are you certain that the food on your plate is safe to eat? Professor Richard Lacey isn't. This eminent scientist put his career at risk because he believed people were in danger of being poisoned by their own food. An internationally-known microbiologist and advisor to the World Health Organization, Professor Lacey brought to the attention of the British public the threat of salmonella in eggs, listeria in soft cheeses, botulism, E. coli, BSE in cows, and its human equivalent, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. In Poison on a Plate, he shows how the food industry has thrown away the "wisdom of the ages" in the pursuit of profit and how the government has failed time and again to protect the public interest. Finally, he offers invaluable guidelines to safe eating, from supermarket to table.

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Poison on a Plate, Professor Richard Lacey

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Année de publication
1998
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Titre
Poison on a Plate
Sous-titre
The Dangers in the Food We Eat - And How to Avoid Them
Langue
Anglais
Éditeur
Metro
Publié
1998
Format
souple
Pages
288
ISBN10
1900512459
ISBN13
9781900512459
Séries
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Despite reassurances from government scientists and the food industry, are you certain that the food on your plate is safe to eat? Professor Richard Lacey isn't. This eminent scientist put his career at risk because he believed people were in danger of being poisoned by their own food. An internationally-known microbiologist and advisor to the World Health Organization, Professor Lacey brought to the attention of the British public the threat of salmonella in eggs, listeria in soft cheeses, botulism, E. coli, BSE in cows, and its human equivalent, Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. In Poison on a Plate, he shows how the food industry has thrown away the "wisdom of the ages" in the pursuit of profit and how the government has failed time and again to protect the public interest. Finally, he offers invaluable guidelines to safe eating, from supermarket to table.