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Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
Marion Nestle
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Description for Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
Paperback. Tells the story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. This title reveals the connections among the food supplies for pets, farm animals, and people. Num Pages: 232 pages, 6 line illustrations, 9 tables. BIC Classification: KNDF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 133 x 17. Weight in Grams: 280.
Marion Nestle, acclaimed author of "Food Politics", now tells the gripping story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. Nestle follows the trail of tainted pet food ingredients back to their source in China and along the supply chain to their introduction into feed for pigs, chickens, and fish in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world. What begins as a problem 'merely' ... Read more
Marion Nestle, acclaimed author of "Food Politics", now tells the gripping story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. Nestle follows the trail of tainted pet food ingredients back to their source in China and along the supply chain to their introduction into feed for pigs, chickens, and fish in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world. What begins as a problem 'merely' ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
280g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520265899
SKU
V9780520265899
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Ref
99-11
About Marion Nestle
Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University. She is author of the award-winning Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (revised and expanded edition, UC Press), Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (UC Press), and What to Eat, among other books. She serves ... Read more
Reviews for Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
"A detective story that identifies plenty of perpetrators as well as victims...[Warns] that the problems wouldn't stop with animals" Atlantic "Informative... Begging comparison with Sinclair's The Jungle." Publishers Weekly "Fantastically readable." Food & Wine "Iluminate(s) the connections between the food supplies of humans, farm animals and pets... Highlight(s) the broader failings of food regulation." The Economist "A serious investigative tome." ... Read more