The Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Century
Special | 59m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Deborah Blum joins Norman Gilliland to discuss dangerous food and beverage additives.
Deborah Blum, author of “The Poison Squad,” joins Norman Gilliland, a host on Wisconsin Public Radio, to discuss the kinds of dangerous additives that were added to foods and beverages in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Crusade for Food Safety at the Turn of the Century
Special | 59m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Deborah Blum, author of “The Poison Squad,” joins Norman Gilliland, a host on Wisconsin Public Radio, to discuss the kinds of dangerous additives that were added to foods and beverages in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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