Pet Food Politics : The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine Hardcover - 2008
by Nestle, Marion
- Used
The 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.
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Details
- Title Pet Food Politics : The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
- Author Nestle, Marion
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition, 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of California Press, Berkeley
- Date 2008-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 4707073-6
- ISBN 9780520257818 / 0520257812
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress subjects Pets - Feeding and feeds - Contamination -, Product recall - United States
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008003995
- Dewey Decimal Code 363.192
From the publisher
From the rear cover
"Provocative, well-researched, and insightful, Pet Food Politics is a page-turner and a must-read for people who care as much about the quality and safety of the food in their pets' bowls as they do about the food on their own plates. This in-depth study reads like a thriller, and will make consumers reconsider trusting the 'hand' that feeds them."--Claudia Kawczynska, Editor in Chief, The Bark
"Pet Food Politics offers the most detailed account we'll ever get of the 2007 pet food recalls--even for those of us who closely followed the story. What's more, Marion Nestle uses the specifics of this event to reveal the inadequacies of the agents and policies that are supposed to safeguard U.S. pet food. While Pet Food Politics will be fascinating to pet owners, given the myriad connections between the human food and pet food industries, this is an important book for anyone who eats."--Nancy Kerns, Editor, Whole Dog Journal
"How pet food is produced--and its parallels to the manufacturing of human food--should be of concern to everyone, not just to those who love animals. In her expert examination of the pet food industry, Dr. Nestle tells a story as compelling as any mystery. You'll never look at the pet-food aisle the same way again--or your own food, either."--Gina Spadafori, Universal Press Syndicate pet-care columnist and bestselling pet-book author
Praise for Marion Nestle's previous work:
"Marion Nestle . . . explains what the industrialization of the food supply in this country has done to both the taste and the safety of the foods we eat."--Alice Waters, author of The Art of Simple Food
"Marion Nestle has emerged as one of the most sane, knowledgeable, and independent voices in the current debate over the health and safety of the American food system."--Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food
"Pet Food Politics reads like a detective story in which each new clue points to a greater crime than the one we started out investigating. Marion Nestle makes an overwhelming case for the inadequacy of our present system of monitoring food safety."--Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 09/01/2008, Page 18
- Choice, 02/01/2009, Page 0
- Chronicle of Higher Education, 09/05/2008, Page 17
- Library Journal, 08/25/2008, Page 0
