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100 _aDeshingkar, Priya
245 _aPolitical economy of the animal feed and food contamination debate in India
260 _c2002
300 _ap.1437-446.
362 _a13 Apr
520 _aSeveral large-scale outbreaks of diseases in the human population and among farm animals in India have been traced to food contamination. Scientific studies have established how contamination is passed through animal feeds to the human food chain. This paper identifies the stakeholders in the feed and food contamination debate and assesses their role and potential to achieve the goal of safer food for human consumption. In India, civil society groups and the private sector can be the drivers of change. What is essential is to equip them with scientific research findings, to identify and tackle contamination. - Reproduced.
650 _aFood contamination - India
650 _aFood contamination
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
909 _a52098
999 _c52098
_d52098