Shaw, Ian C., <br/><br/>
Is it safe to eat? :  enjoy eating and minimize food risks / 
 Is it safe to eat? :  Enjoy eating and minimise food risks 
Ian Shaw ; original illustrations by Margaret Tanner. 
 - ix, 251 pages :  illustrations, map ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Food safety through the ages --  Food is just one of life's risks --  Bacteria in food - good or bad? --  Viruses --  Mad cow disease and the elusive prion --  Natural toxins in food --  Agrochemical residues in food --  Gender bending chemicals in food --  Genetically modified food --  Is it safe to eat? 
<br/><br/> "Ian Shaw sets the risks of food, foodborne pathogens and food contaminants in the context of life's other risks."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3540212868 9783540212867 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Food contamination.<br/>Genetically modified foods--Health aspects<br/>Food--Safety measures<br/>Food--Analysis
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.192