Description: From Label to Table : Regulating Food in America in the Information Age, Paperback by Frohlich, Xaq, ISBN 0520298810, ISBN-13 9780520298811, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US How did the Nutrition Facts label come to appear on millions of everyday American household food products? As Xaq Frohlich reveals, this legal, scientific, and seemingly innocuous strip of information can be a prism through which to view the high-stakes political battles and development of scientific ideas that have shaped the realms of American health, nutrition, and public communication. By tracing policy debates at the . Food and Drug Administration, Frohlich describes the emergence of our present information age in food and diet markets and examines how powerful government offices inform the public about what they consume. From Label to Table explores evolving popular ideas about food, diet, and responsibility for health that have influenced what goes on the Nutrition Facts label—and who gets to decide that.
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Book Title: From Label to Table : Regulating Food in America in the Information Age
Number of Pages: 312 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy (See Also Social Science / Agriculture & Food), United States / 20th Century, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Agriculture & Food (See Also Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy)
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Weight: 16 Oz
Author: Xaq Frohlich
Item Length: 9 in
Book Series: California Studies in Food and Culture Ser.
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
