Food Regulation: “Only The Brave Dare Eat The Fare”

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Food Regulation: “Only The Brave Dare Eat The Fare”

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A little over a century ago, buying a cup of coffee might mean sipping on additives like charcoal and charred bone. Adding milk? It might have one of that era’s main preservatives … formaldehyde.

Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley and his fight for pure food is the subject of Deborah Blum’s new book, “The Poison Squad”.

His crusade means our food today is safe … right?

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