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Authors: Marion Nestle

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and food security,
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and fragmentation of regulatory authority,
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and good manufacturing practices (GMPs),
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growth hormones regulated by,
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imported foods regulated by,
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and inspection of industrial practices,
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irradiation regulated by,
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and labeling of genetically modified products,
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and limitation of regulatory authority,
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and mad cow disease,
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and meat processing,
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origin of,
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and relations with Congress,
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and reorganization of safety oversight,
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and safe handling instructions,
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Science Board of,
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and substantial equivalence,
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and testing of industrial products,
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and warning labels,
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Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act,
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Food industry

campaign contributions by,
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deregulation of,
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government alliance with,
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government influenced by,
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and government regulation

of animal antibiotics,
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of biotechnology,
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of foodborne microbes,
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by HACCP,
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lobbying by,
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news media influenced by,
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and ownership,
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and political relations,
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public distrust of,
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and resistance to labeling of genetically modified products,
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and resistance to safety measures,
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for animal antibiotics,
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for foodborne microbes,
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for food security,
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in legal proceedings,
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responsibility accepted by,
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responsibility denied by,
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and safety education campaigns,
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and science-based approach,
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self-interest of,
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and value-based approach,
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whistle-blowers in,
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workforce of,
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See also
Distribution; Marketing; Processing; Production; Transportation

Food Marketing Institute,
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FoodNet,
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Food poisoning,
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Food Policy Institute,
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Food Politics
(Nestle),
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Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS),
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Food Safety Initiative,
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Food Safety
magazine,
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Food security,
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and public health,
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Foot-and-mouth disease,
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Foreman, Carol Tucker,
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Fortune
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Foundation for Deep Ecology,
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Fox, Nicols,
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Fox Television,
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France,
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“Frankenfoods,”
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Freedom of Information Act,
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Freeze-drying,
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Fresh Samantha,
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Friends of the Earth,
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Frito-Lay,
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genetically modified,
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irradiation of,
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Gajdusek, Carleton,
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Gamma rays,
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Gaps, regulatory

and bioterrorism,
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cultural,
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and imported food,
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legal,
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and products,
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and recall authority,
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and testing,
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Garrett, Laurie,
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Garst Seeds,
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Gates Foundation,
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GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade),
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Geertz, Clifford,
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General Accounting office (GAO),
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General Mills,
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Genes,
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as markers,
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terminator,
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Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act (not passed),
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and accidental dissemination of transgenes,
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as additives,
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and allergic reactions,
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and antibiotic resistance,
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environmental impact of,
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farmers’ preference for,
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labeling of,
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