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Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Harvey Wiley spent most of his professional life advocating for food free of adulterants and preservatives. He was a proponent of the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, and he ran the Division (later Bureau) of Chemistry at the US Department of Agriculture from 1883 to 1912. He gained fame for the so-called Poison Squad experiments-in which Wiley's own employees at the USDA consumed food mixed with additives and were studied for their body chemistry....
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Discusses the achievements of chemist Harvey Washington Wiley, who recognized the dangers of using harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde, borax, and salicyclic acid, in food and medicine and fought for safe products for consumers.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xxi, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley set out to ensure food safety. He selected food tasters to test various food additives and preservatives, letting them know that the substances could be harmful or deadly. The tasters were recognized for their courage, and became known as the poison squad.
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