Eating Clean Food Safety and the Chemical Harvest : Selected Readings

Abstract: This book is a composite of information regarding the vast variety of food contaminants and food additives. An introduction, written by Ralph Nadar, addresses the need for increased regulatory enforcement of food products. There is a flood of pollutants, animal drug residues, chemical additives, and unsanitary conditions which contaminate the lengthy food chain from the fields and ranches to the marketplace and, finally, the dinner table. Nader argues that food safety laws are weak and under used. This resource book of selected readings responds to those who wish to know more about the hazards in our food and what can be done about them. People can organize to support government and community initiatives to insure that their food is safer.