{"product_id":"outbreak-foodborne-illness-and-the-struggle-for-food-safety-9780226611686","title":"Outbreak: Foodborne Illness and the Struggle for Food Safety","description":"Foodborne illness is a big problem. Wash those chicken breasts, and you're likely to spread \u003ci\u003eSalmonella\u003c\/i\u003e to your countertops, kitchen towels, and other foods nearby. Even salad greens can become biohazards when toxic strains of \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e inhabit the water used to irrigate crops. All told, contaminated food causes 48 million illnesses, 128,000 hospitalizations, and 3,000 deaths each year in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With \u003ci\u003eOutbreak, \u003c\/i\u003e Timothy D. Lytton provides an up-to-date history and analysis of the US food safety system. He pays particular attention to important but frequently overlooked elements of the system, including private audits and liability insurance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lytton chronicles efforts dating back to the 1800s to combat widespread contamination by pathogens such as \u003ci\u003eE. coli\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e salmonella\u003c\/i\u003e that have become frighteningly familiar to consumers. Over time, deadly foodborne illness outbreaks caused by infected milk, poison hamburgers, and tainted spinach have spurred steady scientific and technological advances in food safety. Nevertheless, problems persist. Inadequate agency budgets restrict the reach of government regulation. Pressure from consumers to keep prices down constrains industry investments in safety. The limits of scientific knowledge leave experts unable to assess policies' effectiveness and whether measures designed to reduce contamination have actually improved public health. \u003ci\u003eOutbreak\u003c\/i\u003e offers practical reforms that will strengthen the food safety system's capacity to learn from its mistakes and identify cost-effective food safety efforts capable of producing measurable public health benefits. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy D. Lytton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226611686\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimothy D. Lytton \u003c\/b\u003eis a distinguished university professor and professor of law at Georgia State University College of Law. He is the author, most recently, of \u003ci\u003eKosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44813084360819,"sku":"9780226611686","price":50.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_51e79461-c6ad-4346-b8cd-e5e37fdfda5e.jpg?v=1776777570","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/outbreak-foodborne-illness-and-the-struggle-for-food-safety-9780226611686","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}