1. Both the American Council on Science and Health (ASCH) and Nicols Fox argue that consumers must take personal action to ensure that their food is safe. What are the basic differences in the their respective recommendations? Is there a fundamental conflict between the two perspectives presented? Explain your answer.

2. What does John R. Cady find so threatening about the prospect of a “food czar”? In your opinion, do his arguments consist of scare tactics or rational objections to increased government regulation? How do his views towards government differ from those of Caroline Smith DeWaal"

3. Both John R. Cady and the ACSH stress that food cannot be made 100 percent risk free. What implications do they draw from this claim, and how does it relate to their arguments about government regulation"

4. Which of the arguments for and against irradiation made by Richard Rhodes, Michael Colby, and...