Stories about BSE and avian flue may get the headlines, but it is really the ordinary risks we face every day when preparing and eating food that primarily determine how safe it is. "Is It Safe to Eat? clearly and carefully examines and clarifies the sometimes bewildering issues that we all can master so we can adjust our behavior to lead healthier, less anxiety-ridden lives. Noted food expert and author, Ian Shaw, also places the risks of food, food-born pathogens and food contaminants into the context of life's overall risks. Shaw makes the case that enjoyment of food and eating is a benefit that far outweighs the risks, at least if everyone is aware of those risks and takes sensible measures to minimize them. His easily understandable, passionate, yet authoritative and informative book helps you get a handle on the key issues such as GM food, cancer-causing agents and agrochemicals, natural toxins, BSE, E. coli, and more.

The author, Ian Shaw, discusses all problems and questions related to the risks of food, foodborne pathogens and food in his easily understandable, passionate, yet authoritative and informative book. He delivers the answers to these important questions and hints how to avoid or minimize the risks. In contrast to other books, Ian Shaw sets the food risks in the context of life's risks: Enjoyment of food and eating is a benefit that far outweighs the risks at least if everybody is aware of those risks and uses measures to minimize them. Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext
Stories about BSE and avian flue may get the headlines, but it is really the ordinary risks we face every day when preparing and eating food that primarily determine how safe it is. "Is It Safe to Eat? clearly and carefully examines and clarifies the sometimes bewildering issues that we all can master so we can adjust our behavior to lead healthier, less anxiety-ridden lives. Noted food expert and author, Ian Shaw, also places the risks of food, food-born pathogens and food contaminants into the context of life s overall risks. Shaw makes the case that enjoyment of food and eating is a benefit that far outweighs the risks, at least if everyone is aware of those risks and takes sensible measures to minimize them. His easily understandable, passionate, yet authoritative and informative book helps you get a handle on the key issues such as GM food, cancer-causing agents and agrochemicals, natural toxins, BSE, E. coli, and more.

Inhalt
Food Safety Through the Ages.- Food is Just One of Life's Risks.- Bacteria in Food Good or Bad?.- Viruses.- Mad Cow Disease and the Elusive Prion.- Natural Toxins in Food.- Agrochemical Residues in Food.- Gender Bending Chemicals in Food.- Genetically Modified Food.- Is it Safe to Eat?.