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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Jarrow, Gail, author.     Subjects     Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930 -- Juvenile literature.     United States. Food and Drug Administration -- Juvenile literature.     Food -- Safety regulations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Food -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States -- Juvenile literature.     Food law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Competition, Unfair -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Jarrow, Gail, author.       by title:      The poison eaters : ...         MARC Display

The poison eaters : fighting danger and fraud in our food and drugs / by Gail Jarrow. by Jarrow, Gail, author. New York : Calkins Creek, [2019] Subjects Wiley, Harvey Washington, 1844-1930 -- Juvenile literature.   United States. Food and Drug Administration -- Juvenile literature.   Food -- Safety regulations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Food -- Safety measures -- Government policy -- United States -- Juvenile literature.   Food law and legislation -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature.   Competition, Unfair -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9781629794389 (hardback) : 1629794384 (hardback) Description:  157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm Edition:  First edition. Contents:  Embalmed bees and other delicacies -- Farm boy -- Chemical feast -- The poison eaters -- Morphine, meat, and muckrakers -- "Janitor of the people's insides" -- Old borax -- Radioactive miracles -- Raspberry cough syrup -- The watchdogs -- The poison squad chemicals. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Formaldehyde, borax, salicylic acid. Today, these chemicals are used in embalming fluids, cleaning supplies, and acne medications. But in 1900, they were routinely added to food that Americans ate from cans and jars. Often products weren't safe because unregulated, unethical companies added these and other chemicals to trick consumers into buying spoiled food or harmful medicines. Chemist Harvey Washington Wiley recognized these dangers and began a relentless thirty-year campaign to ensure that consumers could purchase safe food and drugs, eventually leading to the creation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA. Acclaimed nonfiction and Sibert Honor winning author Gail Jarrow uncovers this intriguing history in her trademark style that makes the past enthrallingly relevant for today's young readers"--Amazon.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Ewa Beach P/S Library YA -- Nonfiction 363.19264 Ja Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hawaii State Library YA -- Nonfiction 363.19264 Ja Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kapolei Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 363.19264 Ja Checked In Add Copy to MyList Salt Lake-Moanalua Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 363.19264 Ja Checked In Add Copy to MyList Waipahu Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 363.19264 Ja Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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