330 pages
English language
Published Jan. 5, 2018
The poison squad
one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
by Deborah Blum
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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.
Subjects
- United States
- Safety measures
- Government policy
- Food additives
- Food
- Officials and employees
- Safety regulations
- Chemists
- Food inspectors
- United States. Bureau of Chemistry
- Biography
- History