Safe Food: The Politics of Food Safety (67 page)

and cattle diseases,
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government alliance with,
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government influenced by,
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through lobbying,
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government inspection of,
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government regulation of,
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and fragmentation of regulatory authority,
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by HACCP,
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largest producer in,
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and recalls of food products,
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and resistance to government regulation,
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responsibility denied by,
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and safe handling labels,
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and science-based approach,
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See also
Meat processing

Beef Packers, Inc.,
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Beets,
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Belgium,
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Ben & Jerry’s ice cream,
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Berkeley.
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University of California at Berkeley

Beta-carotene,
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Beyer, Peter,
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Beyond Beef,
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Biodiversity,
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Biopiracy,
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Biosafety Protocol,
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Biotechnology, agricultural

and accidental dissemination of transgenes,
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activist opposition to,
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and advertising,
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compared to traditional genetic techniques,
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and consumer groups,
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and consumer surveys,
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and corporate ownership,
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and corporate self-interest,
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and democratic process,
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and developing countries,
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dread and outrage in response to,
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and economic relations,
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ethics of,
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and genetic “pollution,”
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and globalization,
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government regulation of,
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Coordinated Framework for,
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and intellectual property rights,
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and international trade,
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and labeling of products,
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and legal proceedings,
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and malnutrition,
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politics of,
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promises of,
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public benefits of,
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public distrust of,
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and public relations,
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religious arguments against,
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risk assessment of

corporate influence on,
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and environmental impact,
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and “plant first” policy,
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science-based,
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as surrogate for social concerns,
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and toxic effects,
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scientific basis of,
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and social factors,
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and StarLink corn affair,
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and “terminator” technology,
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and value-based approach,
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and world hunger,
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Genetically modified products

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO),
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Bioterrorism,
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and anthrax,
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and food as a biological weapon,
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and food security,
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and foot-and-mouth disease,
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Blackley, Ronald,
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Blame.
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Responsibility

Blindness,
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Block, John,
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Blood-brain barrier,
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Blood cells,
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Bohlen, Larry,
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Botulism,
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