The Problem with Purity: Market Failures, Foodborne Contamination, and the Search for Accountability in the U.S. Food Safety Regulatory Regime

One of the great myths of contemporary U.S. culture is that America's food supply is the safest in the world. Another is that government agencies have the ability and authority to guarantee food safety and to enforce accountability standards upon food producers, processors, and distributors. B...

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Main Author: Thomas, Courtney Irene Powell
Other Authors: Planning, Governance, and Globalization
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26312
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02252010-141422/