Read Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety Online

Authors: Marion Nestle

Tags: #Cooking & Food, #food, #Nonfiction, #Politics

Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (68 page)

See also
Mad cow disease

Bran layers,
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Brazil,
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Brazil nuts,
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Bread,
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Bribery, Graft and Conflicts of Interest Act,
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Broth,
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Brown, George,
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BSE.
See
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Bt
toxin.
See Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF),
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Burger King,
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Burke, Derek,
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Burros, Marian,
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Bush, George W.,
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Calgene,
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Campaign contributions,
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Campbell Soup,
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Campylobacter
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Canada,
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Cancer,
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Cannibalism,
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Canning,
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Caplan, Arthur,
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Carcinogens,
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Cargill corporation,
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Carter, Jimmy,
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Cattle

government inspection of,
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infected,
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with foot-and-mouth disease,
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with mad cow disease,
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with mastitis,
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and raw milk debate,
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slaughter of,
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transportation of,
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treated with growth hormones,
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CDC.
See
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Center for Food Safety,
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Center for Public Integrity,
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Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI),
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Center for Technology Assessment,
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

and foodborne microbes,
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and fragmentation of regulatory authority,
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and genetically modified products,
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Chapela, Ignacio,
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Charles, Prince of Wales,
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Cheese,
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Chicago Tribune
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Chicken.
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Poultry

Children

and food allergies,
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harmed by foodborne microbes,
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and vitamin A deficiency,
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Chile,
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Chilling.
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Refrigeration

China,
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Chlorination,
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Cholera,
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Cholesterol,
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Chymosin,
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Cipro (ciprofloxacin),
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Class-action lawsuits,
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Clinton, Bill,
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Clostridium
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Coca-Cola,
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Codex Alimentarius Commission,
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Cohen, Jerry,
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Cohen, Robert,
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Cold War,
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Commerce, U.S. Department of,
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Community Nutrition Institute (CNI),
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Compost,
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ConAgra,
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Conflicts of interest,
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Congress, U.S.

and biotechnology,
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and Bribery, Graft and Conflicts of Interest Act,
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and control of animal antibiotics,
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and control of foodborne microbes,
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by HACCP,
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and control of growth hormones,
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and Farm Security and Rural Investment Act,
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and Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),
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and Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
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and Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act,
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food industry’s alliance with,
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food industry’s influence on,
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through lobbying,
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and fragmentation of regulatory authority,
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and funding of food safety measures,
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and Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act (not passed),
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and intellectual property rights,
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and irradiation,
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and Meat Inspection Act,
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and organic foods,
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and Plant Pest Act,
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and Pure Food and Drugs Act,
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and relations with FDA,
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and relations with USDA,
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and reorganization of food safety oversight,
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and uniform standards,
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Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research,
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Consumer Federation of America,
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Consumer groups

and animal antibiotics,
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and biotechnology,
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and food additives,
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and foodborne microbes,
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and industry-friendly legislation,
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and international trade,
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and irradiation,
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legal proceedings initiated by,
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and meat processing,
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and political relations,
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and precautionary principle,
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Consumer Reports
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Consumers

education of,
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surveys of,
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Consumers Union,
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Convenience foods,
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Conway, Gordon,
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Cookie dough, raw,
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Cooking,
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Corn, genetically modified,
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