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Author:

Blum, Deborah, 1954- author.

Title:

The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century / Deborah Blum.

Publisher:

Penguin Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Wiley, Harvey Washington,--1844-1930.
Wiley, Harvey Washington,--1844-1930.
United States.--Bureau of Chemistry--Officials and employees--Biography.
United States.--Bureau of Chemistry.
Food inspectors--United States--Biography.
Chemists--United States--Biography.
Food additives--History.--United States--History.
Food--Government policy--Government policy--United States.
Food--Safety regulations--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration.
Chemists.
Employees.
Food additives--Safety regulations.
Food inspectors.
Food--Safety regulations.
United States.
United States.
Biographies.
Biography.
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index.

Summary:

Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley set out to ensure food safety. He selected food tasters to test various food additives and preservatives, letting them know that the substances could be harmful or deadly. The tasters were recognized for their courage, and became known as the poison squad.

ISBN:

1594205140
9781594205149

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1024107182

LCCN:

2018006211

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