date:May 31, 2012
The Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) chief scientist Dr Andrew Wadge is a man on a mission. He wants the UK public to have a better grasp of the concepts of risk and uncertainty in science.
This, Wadge believes, would enable us to make more informed judgements about the role of science in our society and balance the benefits new technologies might play in putting safe food on to our tables against the scare stories.
There is a big job to be done. Around 1M people get sick each year from foodb