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Henney, Jane, 225
Hepatitis A, 114
Herbicides, 150, 151, 180–81, 207, 210, 214, 216, 217, 265, 278, 279
Hershey corporation, 281
Hill, James, 263
Hoechst, 3, 6, 7
Hollander, Nicole, 169
Home, food prepared in, 48, 66, 76, 117–20
Homeland security, 263, 270
See also Office of Homeland Security
Horton, Richard, 271
Hospitalizations caused by foodborne microbes, viii, 27, 36, 37, 38, 42, 130, 285, 286, 294
Hot dogs, 57, 57
Hudson Foods, 99–102, 121
Human rights, 260, 273, 275
Hungary, 278
Hunger, worldwide problem of, 139, 142, 146–47, 149, 151–52, 207, 220, 247, 248, 262–63, 271
IBP corporation, 44
Iceberg lettuce, 287
Ice cream, 29, 45, 198, 200, 203–4, 204
Illinois Beef Forum, 300n23
Illnesses caused by foodborne microbes
and bioterrorism, 265–67
costs of, 39, 61, 74, 96, 99, 126, 129, 284, 285
and demographic factors, 39, 43, 49
and dietary preferences, 43, 48–49
linked to food processing practices, 48, 49, 50, 117–20, 284–85, 287–95
linked to food production practices, 28, 43, 43–45, 50
number of, viii, 27, 34, 36, 38, 90, 129, 130, 286
organisms identified in, 36, 37, 57–59, 284–85, 286, 287–95
outbreaks of, 27, 37–40, 41–42, 45, 73–74, 76, 77, 86, 97–102, 114, 116, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 136, 266–67, 281–85, 286, 287–95
surveillance of, 37–39, 133
See also Food poisoning
Immigrants, 31, 51, 120
Immune system, 10, 28, 29–30, 36, 43, 49, 90, 98, 114, 136, 173, 187, 257
Importation of food, 43, 48, 56, 59, 99, 113–17, 127, 137, 237, 238, 239, 257, 265, 268, 269
India, 163, 228, 237
Individualism, 110
Individual rights, 128
Infants
harmed by foodborne microbes, 36, 40
mortality rate of, 271
Influenza, 54, 115
Insecticides. See Pesticides
Inspection, government, 28, 50–54, 56, 57–59, 65–66, 68–69, 73, 74, 79, 92, 100, 101, 110–11, 131
and bribery of inspectors, 79
discretionary, 71–72
and HACCP, 86, 87, 88, 92, 95–96, 107–10
and harassment of inspectors, 72, 110–12
of imported foods, 114–15, 257, 265, 268, 269
and testing for microbial pathogens, 80–84, 88, 89, 90, 92, 95, 97, 99, 102–4, 121, 134, 135, 136
and violence against inspectors, 28, 72, 110–12
Institute of Food Technologists, 217
Institute of Medicine (IOM), 38
Insulin, genetically engineered, 196–97
Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), 199, 205
Intellectual property rights, 143, 159, 160, 226–29
International Food Information Council (IFIC), 167, 169
International Forum on Globalization, 241
International trade, 113–17, 236–40
and cattle diseases, 250, 252, 253, 255, 256, 257
and corporate ownership, 3, 6, 7–8, 11
and foodborne microbes, 48, 114–16, 138
and food safety standards, 48, 50, 114, 115, 116, 137–38
and GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), 237
and genetically modified products, 2, 3, 4–5, 6, 7–8, 9, 11, 23, 138, 224, 235, 236–40, 238, 245–46
and globalization, 44, 114, 137–38, 143, 220, 236–40
and growth hormones, 23, 237
and meat processing, 50
and NAFTA, 234–35
and political relations, 48, 115, 116–17, 137–38
and right of equivalency, 114, 115
and World Trade Organization (WTO), 116, 236–37, 239
International treaties, 234–35, 237, 273, 274
Internet, 165, 168, 191, 202, 233, 235, 241, 266, 347n56
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC), 282–83
Iran, 239
Iraq, 277
Ireland, 138
Irradiation of food, 21, 74, 112, 113, 121–26, 136, 233
Irrationalism, 22, 140, 142
Isomedix, 122–23
Italy, 128, 238, 253, 280
Jack in the Box, 73–74, 76, 77, 130
Japan, 4–5, 8, 9, 12, 185–86, 234, 237, 238, 245, 253, 255
John Paul II, 170
Joint ventures, 3, 7–8
Jones, Delmer, 72
Journalism
and foodborne microbes, 34, 134–35, 135
food industry’s influence on, 202
and genetically modified products, 187, 191, 240
and growth hormones, 202
and meat processing, 50, 134–35, 135
and science-based approach, 1
Journal of Rheumatology, 186
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 165
The Jungle (Sinclair), vii, 50–52, 137
Justice Department, U.S., 232
Kanamycin, 177–78, 212
Keene, William, 127
Kellogg, 4–5
Kentucky Fried Chicken, 8
Kenya, 151–52