| Description |
219 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. A Recall to Break All Records -- 2. A Brief Historical Digression -- 3. The Sequence of Events -- 4. What Is Menu Foods? -- 5. Menu's Muddled Response: What, When, and Where -- 6. The Cat and Dog Body Count -- 7. A Toxic False Alarm: Aminopterin -- 8. At Last the Culprit: Melamine -- 9. Melamine: A Source of Dietary Nitrogen -- 10. Melamine: A Fraudulent Adulterant, But Puzzling -- 11. How Much Melamine Was in the Pet Food? -- 12. Mystery Solved: Cyanuric Acid -- 13. The China Connection -- 14. More Melamine: Rice and Corn "Proteins" -- 15. More Melamine Eaters: Farm Animals and People -- 16. The FDA's Response -- 17. Repercussion #1: China's Food Safety System -- 18. Repercussion #2: The China Backlash -- 19. Repercussion #3: The FDA in Crisis -- 20. Repercussion #4: Pet Food Politics -- App. The Melamine Recalls List |
| Summary |
"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 what was then the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history and caused an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to pharmaceuticals, toothpaste, tires, and toys. It is a tale of high drama. 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" for cats and dogs soon becomes an issue of tremendous concern to everyone. Pet Food Politics uncovers unexpected connections among the food supplies for pets, farm animals, and people and identifies glaring gaps in the global oversight of food safety |
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It is essential reading for people who care about pets as well as anyone interested in food, food policy, and our nation's health in an increasingly globalized world."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-203) and index |
| Subject |
Pets -- Feeding and feeds -- United States -- Contamination
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Product recall -- United States.
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| LC no. |
2008003995 |
| ISBN |
9780520257818 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0520257812 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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