The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
by Blum, Deborah, 1954- (Author)
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"By the end of the nineteenth century, food in America was increasingly dangerous--lethal, even. Milk and meat were routinely preserved with formaldehyde, a practice based on the embalming of corpses. Beer and wine were preserved with salicylic acid, a pharmaceutical chemical; canned vegetables were... Full description
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Wiley, Harvey Washington, > 1844-1930.
Farmer, Fannie Merritt, > 1857-1915.
Heinz, H. J. > (Henry John), > 1844-1919.
United States. > Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
Food inspectors > United States > Biography.
Chemists > United States > Biography.
Food additives > Safety regulations > United States > History.
Food > Safety measures > Government policy > United States.
Food > Safety regulations > United States.
Food law and legislation > United States > History.
Food adulteration and inspection > United States > History.
Consumer protection > United States > History.