The poison squad: one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century

Author:	Blum, Deborah, 1954- author. crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century / Deborah Blum.
Description:	xxi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
LC Call No.:	TX518.W5B58 2018
Dewey No.:	363.19/264092 B 23
ISBN:	9781594205149 (hardcover)
	9780525560289 (ebook)
Notes:	Dr. 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.
	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects:	Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930.
	Food inspectors -- United States -- Biography.
	Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
	United States. Bureau of Chemistry -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
	Food additives -- Safety regulations -- United States -- History.
	Food -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States.
	Food -- Safety regulations -- United States.

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