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

By: Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2018Description: xxi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781594205149 (hardcover)
  • 9780525560289 (ebook)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Poison squadDDC classification:
  • 363.19/264092 B 23
LOC classification:
  • TX518.W5 B58 2018
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.
Holdings
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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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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