Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (69 page)

Crown galls,
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Cry9C,
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See also Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt)

Cuba,
239

Cultural factors,
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–12,
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Customs Service, U.S.,
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Cyclospora
,
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Dannon,
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Deaths caused by foodborne microbes,
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Delta and Pine Land,
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Democracy,
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Demographic factors,
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Denmark,
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Deregulation,
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Developing countries,
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–60,
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Devine, Thomas,
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DHHS.
See
Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of

Diarrhea,
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Diet

for cancer survivors,
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changing preferences in,
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and supplements,
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n31

and USDA recommendations,
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and vitamin A deficiency,
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Digestive system,
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n5

Distrust,
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of biotechnology,
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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid),
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Dole, Robert,
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Douglas, Mary,
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Dow Chemical,
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Dread and outrage

and biotechnology,
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and bioterrorism,
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and foodborne microbes,
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and globalization,
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and irradiation,
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and precautionary principle,
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and value-based approach,
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Drugs,
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–97

See also
Antibiotics; Growth hormones; Pharmaceutical industry

Druker, Steven,
244

Drying, bacterial resistance to,
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DuPont,
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Durbin, Richard,
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Dysentery,
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E. coli. See Escherichia coli

Earthbound Farms,
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EarthGrains,
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Economic relations

and animal antibiotics,
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and biotechnology,
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and cattle diseases,
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and concentration of production,
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and corporate ownership,
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and corporate self-interest,
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and foodborne illnesses,
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and food-industry workforce,
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and globalization,
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and growth hormones,
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and HACCP pathogen reduction program,
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and irradiation,
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and meat inspection,
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and NAFTA,
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and poverty,
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and product recalls,
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and terrorism,
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See also
International trade

Ecoterrorism,
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Education

of consumers,
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and government-sponsored safety campaigns,
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Eggs,
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Electron beams,
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Endosperm,
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–57,
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n31

Enrofloxacin,
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Ensuring Safe Food
(NRC report),
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Environmental Defense (organization),
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Environmental impact of genetically modified products,
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–81,
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–84,
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–36,
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

and Food Safety Initiative,
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and fragmentation of regulatory authority,
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and genetically modified products,
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logo of,
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and pesticides,
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–18,
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Scientific Advisory Panel of,
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Enzymes,
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n35,
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n5

Eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS),
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Escherichia coli
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O157:H7 variant of,
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n16

Espy, Mike,
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Ethics of biotechnology,
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Euphemisms

for irradiation,
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for pesticides,
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European Commission,
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European Parliament,
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European Union,
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Exportation of food,
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Farm Advantage,
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Farm Security and Rural Investment Act,
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Fast Food Nation
(Schlosser),
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Fast-food outlets,
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–74,
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–81

Fat,
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Fecal contamination,
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Federal government.
See
Congress; Oversight; Regulation; White House;
names of specific agencies

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),
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Federal Register
,
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Federal Trade Commission,
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Fertilizer,
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Fiber in animal feed,
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Field trials.
See
Testing

Fight BAC!,
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First Fruit
(Martineau),
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Fischler, Claude,
20

Fish,
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Fish, A. Joe,
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Flavr Savr (transgenic tomato),
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“Flesh-eating” bacteria,
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–83

Folic acid,
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Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

and antibiotic-resistant bacteria,
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biotechnology regulated by,
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budget of,
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and conflicts of interest,
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Food Advisory Committee of,
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n29

foodborne microbes regulated by,
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–85,
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through HACCP,
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–90,
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food industry’s alliance with,
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–5

food industry’s influence on,
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–6,
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