Food poisoning, policy, and politics: corned beef and typhoid in Britain in the 1960s

서명/저자사항

Food poisoning, policy, and politics: corned beef and typhoid in Britain in the 1960s

개인저자

Smith, David F. 1954- | Diack, H. Lesley

발행사항

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; Rochester, NY: Boydell Press, 2005

형태사항

xiv, 334 p.: ill.; 24cm

ISBN

1843831384 (hardback : alk. paper)

주기사항

"Study of the 1963/4 typhoid outbreak, highlighting issues and debates which are strikingly relevant today"--Provided by publisher Includes bibliographical references and index The earlier history of typhoid and food poisoning -- The 1963 corned beef-associated typhoid outbreaks in Harlow, South Shields and Bedford -- The Aberdeen typhoid outbreak -- The medical officer of health, the media and the public in the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak -- Ministers, officials and the Aberdeen typhoid outbreak -- The Milne committee of enquiry -- The recommendation on the inspection of overseas meat plants: the roles of existing policy agendas, and inter-departmental and inter-professional tensions -- The disposal of suspect canned meat: the priority of politics over technical advice -- British action to encourage improvements in Argentine meat hygiene 1964-9 -- Summary and conclusions, and food safety since 1964

주제어

Corned beef, Great Britain Food contamination, Government policy, Great Britain Food poisoning, Great Britain Typhoid fever, Great Britain, Epidemiology Salmonella Food Poisoning, history, Great Britain Typhoid Fever, history, Great Britain Food Inspection, history, Great Britain Food Preservation, history, Great Britain Health Policy, Great Britain Meat, poisoning, Great Britain