Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
by:
Marion Nestle (author)
Pet Food Politics is a first class example of investigative journalism exposing one of the challenges of globalization of our food supply. It's required reading for anyone who wants to understand the implications of globalization and the importance of quality control in all our food.Allen...
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Pet Food Politics is a first class example of investigative journalism exposing one of the challenges of globalization of our food supply. It's required reading for anyone who wants to understand the implications of globalization and the importance of quality control in all our food.Allen M. Schoen, MS, DVM, author of Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live"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 recallseven 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 producedand its parallels to the manufacturing of human foodshould 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 againor your own food, either."Gina Spadafori, Universal Press Syndicate pet-care columnist and bestselling pet-book authorPraise for Marion Nestle's previous work:"Marion Nestle . . . explains what the industrialization of
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780520257818 (0520257812)
Publish date: September 15th 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Pages no: 232
Edition language: English