In one of the wealthiest nations on the planet, one might expect the food we eat to be safe and free of deadly bacteria and other organisms that might make us sick, but the truth is that there is very little oversight of our food and its delivery, and that foodborne illnesses are at their highest levels in years. Here, Charles Duncan takes us on a tour of the food industry and its regulations, reveals the dangers, suggests solutions, and encourages consumers to make better decisions and demand better safety.
In one of the wealthiest nations on the planet, one might expect the food we eat to be safe and free of deadly bacteria and other organisms that might make us sick, but the truth is that there is very little oversight of our food and its delivery, and that foodborne illnesses are at their highest levels in years. Here, Charles Duncan takes us on a tour of the food industry and its regulations, reveals the dangers, suggests solutions, and encourages consumers to make better decisions and demand better safety.
Charles Duncan has been writing non-fiction for the last forty years. He has researched and written documentaries, articles, investigative series, and features exploring a vast array of compelling topics: crime, hazardous chemical dumps, religious cults, discrimination, safety and security violations, and others. Eat, Drink and Be Wary was also the title of Duncan's most popular television news series, 100 segments on the six o'clock and ten o'clock newscasts, graphically depicting the sorry state of restaurant food safety in Dallas and Fort Worth. His articles have been carried on ABC's World News Tonight and Good Morning America, scores of radio and TV network affiliate stations, and have been written about in TIME, Newsweek, Texas Monthly, the London Sunday Times, D Magazine, and the Dallas Morning News. His exclusive report on the Palmer Drug Abuse Program prompted follow-up stories by CBS 60 Minutes and ABC's 20/20 program. He has won a duPont Columbia Silver Baton, an Edward R. Murrow award, Headliners and numerous other national and regional awards. After spending seven years as the investigative reporter for KAKE-TV in Wichita, Kansas, Charles became a Senior Investigative Reporter at WFAA-TV. He later obtained his Texas Private Investigator's License and operated his own company for many years.
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Acknowledgments Dedication Introduction 1: Bioterrorism, Cyber Attacks 2: Food Imports 3: Produce 4: Poultry 5: Eggs 6: Beef and Pork 7: Milk 8: Seafood 9: Deli Dangers 10: Outbreaks, Illnesses and Deaths 11: Food Fraud and Tampering 12: Foods We Eat, Others Won't 13: Unwelcomed Critters in Our Foods 14: GMO - Genetically Modified Organisms 15: Generally Recognized as Safe 16: BPA - Bisphenol A 17: Cottage Food Industry and Your Kitchen 18: Restaurants 19: Government's Report Card Epilogue: Sugar, A Legalized Recreational Drug
