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Author Blum, Deborah, 1954- author.

Title The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century / Deborah Blum.

Publication Info. New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1890962~S1
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 95th Street Adult Biography  BIO WILEY    DUE 06-03-24
 Naper Blvd. Adult Biography  BIO WILEY    AVAILABLE
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Description xxi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Summary 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.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index.
Subject Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930.
Food inspectors -- United States -- Biography.
Chemists -- United States -- Biography.
Food additives -- Safety regulations -- United States -- History.
Food -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States.
Food -- Safety regulations -- United States.
United States. Bureau of Chemistry -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
ISBN 9781594205149 (hardcover)
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