Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. 1. The Sound of Coughing Pigs 1
5. Part I. USA: From Industrialized Agriculture to Manufactured Hazards, 1949–1967
6. Introduction 15
7. 2. Picking One’s Poisons: Antibiotics and the Public 17
8. 3. Chemical Cornucopia: Antibiotics on the Farm 33
9. 4. Toxic Priorities: Antibiotics and the FDA 54
10. Part II. Britain: From Rationing to Gluttony, 1945–1969
11. Introduction 75
12. 5. Fusing Concerns: Antibiotics and the British Public 77
13. 6. Bigger, Better, Faster: Antibiotics and British Farming 92
14. 7. Typing Resistance: Antibiotic Regulation in Britain 121
15. Part III. USA: The Problem of Plenty, 1967–2013
16. Introduction 141
17. 8. Marketplace Environmentalism: Antibiotics, Public Concerns, and Consumer Solutions 143
18. 9. Light-Green Reform: Antibiotic Change on American Farms 163
19. 10. Statutory Defeat: Voluntarism and the Limits of FDA Power 185
20. Part IV. Britain: From Gluttony to Fear, 1970–2018
21. Introduction 215
22. 11. Between Swann Patriotism and BSE: Antibiotics in the Public Sphere 217
23. 12. Persistent Infrastructures: Antibiotic Reform and British Farming 232
24. 13. Swann Song: British Antibiotic Policy After 1969 259
25. Conclusion: Antibiotics Unleashed 279
26. Acknowledgments 291
27. Notes 293
28. Bibliography 381
29. Index 411
30. About the Author 431