From Label to Table : Regulating Food in America in the Information Age.
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 scientifi...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | California Studies in Food and Culture Series
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| Online Access: | Click here to view this book |
| Summary: | 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 U.S. 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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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (313 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780520970816 0520970810 |