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Bioterrorism. --- Bioterrorism --- Infectieziekten --- Terrorisme --- Wapens --- Bio-terrorism --- Biological terrorism --- Terrorism --- Maladies infectieuses --- Armes --- Law and legislation

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Biotechnology --- Bioterrorism --- Bio-terrorism --- Biological terrorism --- Terrorism --- Chemical engineering --- Genetic engineering --- Research --- Prevention. --- Law and legislation

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Especially since the anthrax attacks of 2001, the issue of bioterrorism has been controversial: Are governments underestimating the potential hazard of biological toxins, as some claim, or is the danger in fact exaggerated? What are the policy options for dealing with such a complex threat? The authors of this book offer a reasoned assessment of the issues at the core of the debates. Identifying a high level of uncertainty as a key characteristic of the bioterrorism threat, the authors examine the legacies of the secret state biowarfare programs of the previous century, analyze academic and political controversies about current dangers, and consider the impact of rapid scientific and technological change on the development of future threats. In the process, they provide new insight into the broader question of risk management and the role of public and private actors in international security relations.

Bioterrorism. --- Bioterrorism --- Bio-terrorism --- Biological terrorism --- Terrorism --- Prevention. --- Law and legislation

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Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason. Millions of annual cases of food "poisonings" raise alarm not only about the food served in restaurants and fast-food outlets but also about foods bought in supermarkets. The introduction of genetically modified foods-immediately dubbed "Frankenfoods"-only adds to the general sense of unease. Finally, the events of September 11, 2001, heightened fears by exposing the vulnerability of food and water supplies to attacks by bioterrorists. How concerned should we be about such problems? Who is responsible for preventing them? Who benefits from ignoring them? Who decides? Marion Nestle, author of the critically acclaimed Food Politics, argues that ensuring safe food involves more than washing hands or cooking food to higher temperatures. It involves politics. When it comes to food safety, billions of dollars are at stake, and industry, government, and consumers collide over issues of values, economics, and political power-and not always in the public interest. Although the debates may appear to be about science, Nestle maintains that they really are about control: Who decides when a food is safe? She demonstrates how powerful food industries oppose safety regulations, deny accountability, and blame consumers when something goes wrong, and how century-old laws for ensuring food safety no longer protect our food supply. Accessible, informed, and even-handed, Safe Food is for anyone who cares how food is produced and wants to know more about the real issues underlying today's headlines.

Bioterrorism. --- Food --- Food biotechnology --- Biotechnology --- Genetically modified foods --- Bio-terrorism --- Biological terrorism --- Bioterrorism --- Terrorism --- Biotechnology. --- Safety measures. --- Law and legislation

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This book takes a holistic approach to biosecurity, with coverage of pathogens, prevention, and response methodology. It addresses these hazards in the context of vulnerability assessments and the planning strategies government and industry can use to prepare for and respond to such events.

Bioterrorism. --- Bioterrorism --- Biological weapons --- Prevention. --- Health aspects. --- Bacteriological weapons --- Biological warfare agents --- Bioweapons --- Weapons of mass destruction --- Biosecurity --- Bio-terrorism --- Biological terrorism --- Terrorism --- Law and legislation