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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

Format:: Book
Published:: New York : Penguin Books, 2019
Description:: xix, 330 p. ; 22 cm
Authors:: Blum, Deborah
ISBN:: 9780143111122 [0143111124] (: pbk.)
NCID:: TT00017780

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Includes index

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Chemists--United States--Biography; Food additives--Safety regulations--United States--History; Food inspectors--United States--Biography; Food--Safety measures--Government policy--United States; Food--Safety regulations--United States; United States. Bureau of Chemistry--Officials and employees--Biography; Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930

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English

Table of Contents:

"I Wonder What's In It"

Cast of Characters

Introduction

A Chemical Wilderness / Part I：

Cheated, Fooled, and Bamboozled / 2：

The Beef Court / 3：

What's In It? / 4：

Only the Brave / 5：

Lessons in Food Poisoning / 6：

The Yellow Chemist / 7：

The Jungle / 8：

The Poison Trust / Part II：

Of Ketchup and Corn Syrup / 10：

Excuses for Everything / 11：

Of Whiskey and Soda / 12：

The Love Microbe / 13：

The Adulteration Snake / 14：

The History of a Crime / 15：

Epilogue

Gratitudes

Notes

Photo Credits

Index

"I Wonder What's In It"

Cast of Characters

Introduction

A Chemical Wilderness / Part I：

Cheated, Fooled, and Bamboozled / 2：

The Beef Court / 3：

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