Publishers Group West: The Safe Food Handbook by Heli Perrett

Forget waiting for improvements by the food industry or by government regulators, which may never catch up with the changing and increasing hazards in our food. Food-issues expert Dr. Heli Perrett distills a mass of complex and frequently inflammatory (and contradictory) information into an accessible and practical form. With a focus on foods that Americans love to eat, with an eye to emerging trends, The Safe Food Handbook provides actionable information sorted by food group: fruits and vegetables, seafood, eggs and egg products, dairy, legumes, meat and poultry, grains, nuts, and spices. It covers infectious agents like bacteria and other microorganisms, as well as issues that concern consumers, such as hormones, chemicals, antibiotics, toxins, irradiation, and even wax on produce.