Is Our Food Safe?: A Consumer's Guide to Protecting Your Health and the Environment - Brossura

Leon, Warren; Dewaal, Caroline Smith

 
9780609807828: Is Our Food Safe?: A Consumer's Guide to Protecting Your Health and the Environment
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ISBN 10: 060980782X ISBN 13: 9780609807828
Casa editrice: Three Rivers Pr, 2002

Sinossi

Answers frequently asked questions about the safety of meat, dairy products, fish, fruits, vegetables, and other food products in our daily diet; assesses the benefits and risks of genetically engineered foods; compares organic and regular foods; and provides helpful advice on how to improve and insure the quality of the foods we eat. Original. 15,000 first printing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Warren Leon is executive director of the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association and coauthor of The Consumer’s Guide to Effective Environmental Choices.

Caroline Smith DeWaal is director of the Food Safety Program at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The publisher of Nutrition Action Healthletter, CSPI has been working for a healthier, safer food supply since 1971.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

ew warnings emerge about the safety of the food in our markets, school cafeterias, and restaurants. As industry and government officials rush in with reassurances and food alarmists call for drastic changes in the American diet ordinary consumers are caught in the middle. Is Our Food Safe? separates the facts from the rumors and offers straightforward, reliable advice on how to protect your health and the environment without going to extremes.

Is Our Food Safe? answers common questions about the safety of meat, dairy products, fish, fruits, and other foods that make up our daily diet. It assesses the positive and negative aspects of genetically engineered foods, compares organic and conventionally produced foods, and makes recommendations about when (and if) you should choose local suppliers over industry giants. It also explains which foods to eat and which to avoid if you are concerned about clean water and air and a safe environment. Finally, it pr

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Editore
Three Rivers Pr
Data di pubblicazione
2002
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
060980782X
ISBN 13 
9780609807828
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
253
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
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