The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
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The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
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The work The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Nevins Memorial Library (Methuen). This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
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- The poison squad : one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
- Title remainder
- one chemist's single-minded crusade for food safety at the turn of the twentieth century
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah Blum
- Subject
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- Chemists -- United States -- Biography
- Employees
- Food -- Safety measures | Government policy -- United States
- Food -- Safety regulations
- Food -- Safety regulations -- United States
- Food additives -- Safety regulations
- Food additives -- Safety regulations -- United States -- History
- Food inspectors
- Food inspectors -- United States -- Biography
- Biography
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration
- United States
- United States, Bureau of Chemistry
- United States, Bureau of Chemistry -- Officials and employees -- Biography
- Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930
- Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930
- History
- Chemists
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
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- 363.19/264092
- B
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TX518.W5
- LC item number
- B58 2018
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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