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The poison eaters : fighting danger and fraud in our food and drugs / by Gail Jarrow.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781629794389
- ISBN: 1629794384
- Physical Description: 157 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, [2019]
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical resources (pages 144-148) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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. |
| Target Audience Note: | 1020L Lexile |
| Study Program Information Note: | Accelerated Reader MG 7.7 4 4 505739 |
| Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild Selection. |
Search for related items by subject
| Genre: | Instructional and educational works. Informational works. Young Adult literature. |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Lehigh Carbon Library Cooperative. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emmaus Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Emmaus Public Library | YA 363.19 JARR (Text) | 36446002024779 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bCalkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane, ‡c[2019] | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2019 | |
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| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical resources (pages 144-148) and index. | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"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. | |
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