Publisher's Synopsis
It is entirely reasonable to expect that food, whether it is served in a smart restaurant or street food from a market stall, should be appetizing and nourishing, and should not be potentially harmful. And yet it is a disturbing fact that, worldwide, illnesses caused by food poisoning greatly outnumber all other types of infectious diseases. In this book twelve different types of food poisoning are discussed, the kind of foods that could be affected and the nature of the illnesses that they cause.
