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.
  • ISBN10 1594205140
  • ISBN13 9781594205149
  • Publish Date 25 September 2018
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Imprint Penguin Press
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 352
  • Language English