Safe Food_ Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism - Marion Nestle [216]
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LIST OF TABLES
1. Key events in the political history of StarLink corn, 1995 to 2002
2. Comparison of “science-based” and “value-based” approaches to risk evaluation
3. The most frequent microbial causes of foodborne disease in the United States
4. Recommendations for reducing the risk of infection from E. coli O157:H7
5. Modern developments in food production practices, dietary preferences, and demographics
6. The distribution of U.S. government regulatory responsibility for food safety
7. The illogical division of food safety oversight
8. The seven principles of HACCP
9. Food safety is everyone’s responsibility
10. Suggestions for legislative actions to ensure safe food
11. Theoretical and current applications of food biotechnology
12. Outline of the research steps to make Golden Rice
13. Actions of selected countries regarding genetically modified foods, 2001
14. FDA advice about food security, 2002
15. Suggestions for political actions to ensure safe food
16. Selected examples of food recalls and outbreaks of foodborne illness in the United States, 2006–2009
17. Highlights of one method to insert beta-carotene into rice
LIST OF FIGURES
1. The multinational origins of Aventis CropScience
2. The chain of production, distribution, and marketing of StarLink corn
3. Sierra magazine cover: “When biology meets big business”
4. The inconsistent and illogical federal oversight of beef and chicken broths
5. A Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan for cooked meat
6. USDA safe-handling instructions for raw meat, annotated
7. Doonesbury cartoon: Senator Robert Dole’s attempt to deregulate the meat industry
8. The Fight BAC! campaign for home food safety
9. The radura irradiation symbol and the EPA logo
10. Daily News front page: “Meat Mess”
11. Cartoon: “Genetically Modified Specials”
12. Biotechnology industry advertisement for the benefits of Golden Rice
13. The pathway of biosynthesis of beta-carotene
14. Biotechnology industry advertisement for genetically engineered breakfast cereal
15. Cartoon: a child’s objections to genetically modified food
16. Cartoon: Sylvia’s dreams of the benefits of genetically modified food
17. Industry advertisement for the benefits of biotechnology to farmers
18. Public protest against genetically modified foods, 1999
19. Ben & Jerry’s policy on the use of rBGH in their products
20. FDA policy on the safety assessment of genetically modified plants, 1992
21. Cartoon: response to the FDA’s regulatory stance on genetically modified foods
22. Calgene’s 1992 proposed label for genetically modified Flavr Savrô tomatoes
23. Label: Sainsbury’s genetically modified tomato paste
24. Proposed label for genetically modified foods, 1999
25. Food products labeled as genetically modified or as “GM-free”
26. Flyer advertising a San Francisco Mime Troupe play, summer 2000
27. Greenpeace card opposing the marketing of genetically modified foods
28. Manhattan billboard featuring Alexis Rockman’s The Farm, 2000
29. U.S. food aid to Afghanistan,