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Spoiled: The Dangerous Truth about a Food Chain Gone Haywire

From killer hamburgers to contaminated strawberries, the dangers of food have been placed squarely in the public eye, but people remain critically under informed. Now a seasoned journalist and investigative reporter provides the facts behind the frenzy in an impeccably researched and accessible book about food-borne illnesses.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 448 pages

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