TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blum,Deborah
TI  - The poison squad: one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century 
SN  - 9781594205149 (hardcover)
AV  - TX518.W5 B58 2018
U1  - 363.19/264092B 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - Penguin Press
KW  - Wiley, Harvey Washington,
KW  - United States
KW  - Bureau of Chemistry
KW  - Officials and employees
KW  - Biography
KW  - Food inspectors
KW  - Chemists
KW  - Food additives
KW  - Safety regulations
KW  - History
KW  - Food
KW  - Safety measures
KW  - Government policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -