The Poison Squad

One Chemist's Single-Minded Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Twentieth Century

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eBook, 352 pages

Published Sept. 25, 2018 by Penguin Press.

ISBN:
978-0-525-56028-9
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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.

2 editions

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
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Public Affairs & Administration
  • Public Policy
  • Agriculture & Food Policy
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Agriculture & Food
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • Industries
  • Food Industry
  • Employees
  • Department of Agriculture (USA)
  • Wiley, harvey washington, 1844-1930
  • Food adulteration and inspection
  • United states, officials and employees
  • Food supply, government policy
  • Food law and legislation
  • Consumer protection
  • Politics and government