Food Safety Through the Ages.- Food is Just One of Life's Risks.- Bacteria in Food - Good or Bad?.- Viruses.- Mad Cow Disease and the Elusive Prion.- Natural Toxins in Food.- Agrochemical Residues in Food.- Gender Bending Chemicals in Food.- Genetically Modified Food.- Is it Safe to Eat?.

"Is It Safe to Eat?" clearly and carefully examines and clarifies the sometimes bewildering issues that we all can master so we can adjust our behavior to lead healthier, less anxiety-ridden lives.

Noted food expert and author, Ian Shaw, also places the risks of food, food-born pathogens and food contaminants into the context of life's overall risks.

His easily understandable, passionate, yet authoritative and informative book helps you get a handle on the key issues such as GM food, cancer-causing agents and agrochemicals, natural toxins, BSE, E. coli, and more.

Shaw makes the case that enjoyment of food and eating is a benefit that far outweighs the risks, at least if everyone is aware of those risks and takes sensible measures to minimize them.