Fear of animal foods: a century of zoonotics.
Animal diseases can be spread to humans through the food supply. The article investigates this zoonotic hazard in an historical context and reflects on the nature of public reactions to such risk. It concludes that food scares have been with us for at least 150 years and that consumer responses in terms of changes in demand have been complex.
Atkins
Peter
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Department of Geography, Durham University, Durham DH1 3LE, United Kingdom. p.j.atkins@durham.ac.uk
D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000266:history* / Q000635:transmission; D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000266:history; D005506:Food Contamination; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000266:history*