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References

This list includes all sources used to prepare the web pages of “The Story about Produce”.  Links available on the Web can be accessed directly by clicking on the desired source whereas peer reviewed sources are not publicly available and can be accessed via university libraries, paid subscriptions, or similar access.  Books and Related Sources can be borrowed from local libraries or purchased via retail venues.  


Links available on the Web:

World Health Organization: 

Food Safety (an overview of food safety with an emphasis on biological contaminants)

Biological Contamination of Food (summary of primary micro-organisms that cause illness in humans)


Stockholm Convention:

Persistent Organic Pollutants (identifies pesticides on food of top health concern) 


Other Popular Web Sites:

Local Harvest Web Page (provides resources for accessing local food)

Local Harvest Organics (follows up on local food resources with specific organic/near-organic resources)

USDA Guidelines  (overview of nutrition recommendations)

The Dirty Dozen (identifies foods containing most pesticide residues)


  1. Peer Reviewed Sources:

  2. •Porta, Miquel, Elisa Puigdomenech, Ferran Ballester, Javier Selva, Nuria Ribas-Fito, Sabrina Llop, and Tomas Lopez (2008).  Monitoring concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in the general population:  The international experience.   Environment International, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 546-561.  (an overview of organic pollutants in the human body coming from soil, water, and food sources)

  3. Books and Related Sources

  4. •Michael Pollan (2006).  The Omnivore’s Dilemma:  A Natural History of Four Meals. Penguin Press:  New York.  (a comprehensive, highly readable overview of food choices in the modern world).