<DIV>Forget waiting for improvements by the food industry or by government regulators, which may never catch up with the changing and increasing hazards in our food. Food-issues expert Dr. Heli Perrett distills a mass of complex and frequently inflammatory (and contradictory) information into an accessible and practical form. With a focus on foods that Americans love to eat, with an eye to emerging trends, <I>The Safe Food Handbook</I> provides actionable information sorted by food group: seafood, eggs and egg products, dairy, legumes, fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, supplements, and pet food. It covers infectious agents like bacteria and other microorganisms, as well as issues that concern consumers, such as hormones, additives, chemicals, antibiotics, toxins, irradiation and even wax on produce. </DIV>