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1) Food, Inc
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Explores the U.S. commercial food industry, examining corporate control of supply and market. The film seeks to demonstrate how the incentive for corporate profit can overwhelm consumer health needs, as well as the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and the environment. Reveals various details of food ingredients and additives, and how contemporary mass production methods of food affects U.S. culture.
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Eating Dangerously explains to the American consumer how their food system works and more importantly how it doesn't work. It also dishes up course after course of friendly advice gleaned from the cutting-edge laboratories, kitchens and courtrooms where the national food system is taking new shape. Anyone interested in knowing more about how their food makes it from field and farm to store and table will want the inside scoop on just how safe or unsafe...
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What sex is to interpersonal relationships, eating is to the human-environment relationship: a consummation of humans' connection to the living biosphere. But while sticking one's tongue into a new and exciting environment may be an act as old as the planet, it can also lead to some nasty surprises. In this lively look at food borne illnesses, David Waltner-Toews discusses food-related problems caused by bacteria, viruses, and parasites, including...
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"The At Issue series includes a wide range of opinion on a single controversial subject. Each volume includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives -- eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials and many others. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations to contact offer a gateway to future research. Features and Benefits Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions...
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Describes common -- and serious -- food-borne illnesses, how they're spread, and how they can be prevented through careful food handling and proper food preparation. Tips for selecting safe food at the market and the optimal temperatures for cooking meats and eggs are covered as well.
12) Diseases and illnesses transmitted to humans by animals, insects, and contaminated food and water
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"Offers basic consumer health information about animal-, insect-, food-, and water-borne diseases, their outbreaks, tips to protect yourself and others, along with epidemiology of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases. Includes a directory of organizations for additional help and information"--
13) The roamers
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The Pulldogs are a group of people that undergo anthropological transformations caused by nanites. This changes the way they eat and gives rise to a culture reminiscent of a creative and sustainable nomadic society. Using 3D printers and cloud computing, the Pulldogs make an impossible and anachronistic choice--is this new life really a good one?
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Food safety has fast become one of the nation's top issues. Three thousand people die each year in the U.S. from foodborne illnesses. Another 48 million are sickened annually and our government fails to protect us. Many foods and additives that we eat every day have been banned for years in other countries. Our government food safety agencies move in reverse--cutting back on inspections, allowing food producers to inspect themselves, and permitting...
15) Food safety
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Discusses the processes of safely handling, preparing, and storing food to prevent foodborne illness.
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"[This book] provides an up-to-date history and analysis of the US food safety system. [The author] pays particular attention to important but frequently overlooked elements of the system, including private audits and liability insurance. [The author] chronicles efforts dating back to the 1800s to combat widespread contamination by pathogens such as E. coli and salmonella that have become frighteningly familiar to consumers. Over time, deadly foodborne...
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"As timely as it is urgent, this newly updated book from veteran science journalist Madeline Drexler delivers a compelling report about the world's most omnious infectious disease threats. Focusing on a different danger in each chapter--from the swine flu's sudden and alarming sweep across the globe to in-depth information on the public health perils posed by bioterrorism..."--p.[4] of cover.