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020 _a9781594205149
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035 _a(OCoLC)1024107182
042 _apcc
043 _an-us---
092 _aWiley, H.
_bB658
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aBlum, Deborah,
_d1954-
_eauthor.
_992319
245 1 4 _aThe poison squad :
_bone chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century /
_cDeborah Blum.
263 _a1810
264 1 _aNew York :
_bPenguin Press,
_c[2018]
300 _axxi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _aDr. 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.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index.
600 1 0 _aWiley, Harvey Washington,
_d1844-1930.
_9371064
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bBureau of Chemistry
_xOfficials and employees
_vBiography.
_9371065
650 0 _aFood inspectors
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
_9371066
650 0 _aChemists
_zUnited States
_vBiography.
_9199890
650 0 _aFood additives
_xSafety regulations
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
_9371067
650 0 _aFood
_xSafety measures
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
_9371068
650 0 _aFood
_xSafety regulations
_zUnited States.
_9371069
655 7 _aBiographies.
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