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

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LOCATION	CALL NO.	STATUS
Maine State Lib. Stacks	363.1926 B658p 2018	AVAILABLE
Bangor Pub. Lib. Stacks	363.1926.B625p	AVAILABLE

Phys Descr	xxi, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Note	BPL: Norman Minsky Fund.
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
Note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-319) and index
Subject	Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930
	United States. Bureau of Chemistry -- Officials and employees -- Biography
	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
Other Form	Online version: Blum, Deborah, 1954- Poison squad. New York : Penguin Press, 2018 9780525560289 (DLC) 2018014601
OCLC #	1024107182
ISBN #	9781594205149
	1594205140