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Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
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Item Description...
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 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. 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. Nestle uncovers unexpected connections among the food supplies for pets, farm animals, and people and identifies glaring gaps in the global oversight of food safety. |
Item Specifications...
Pages 219
Dimensions: Length: 1.25" Width: 6" Height: 9"
Weight: 0.9 lbs.
Binding Hardcover
Release Date Jul 15, 2008
ISBN 0520257812
EAN 9780520257818
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 | Lindsay's review Oct 5, 2009 |
| An eye-opening novel about weaknesses in the food industry and the organizations we count on to regulate food safety. A great read. | | |  | Human Food Beware Jul 14, 2009 |
The full title's second part, "The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine" was the underlying point of this non-fiction story. I had not followed the pet food recall too much when it happened since I was in school but this book goes back and starts from the very beginning to streamline the timeline of the incident.
The take away is that even if you do not have pets or don't care about pets or whatever, that this is just the beginning of food issues as was later seen with melamine tainted baby food, chocolate, etc, allow these latter points are not discussed in this book. | | | | Excellent! This book will change you. Feb 17, 2009 |
Not only did this book change the way I look at the pet food supply system, it gave me an awareness of the politics of pet and human food and how not being aware can cost you and your family their lives. The FDA is behind the 8-ball and seems to only be able to given watered down warnings AFTER a great deal of damage and deaths have happened. Be aware and make your own choices to minimize risk. When something happens in the food system, it happens fast. You may not get a second chance to make better choices.
This book will give you the awareness and will help you make better choices now before tragedy hits you, your family, or your pets. It is easy reading and is so interesting and fast-paced that you will be on the edge of your seat. I finished it within a few days and normally it takes much longer for me to not get distracted with a book. | | | | Get the scoop on melamine, China, and the FDA Dec 14, 2008 |
| This book provides a knowledgeable and well-written examination of the scandal resulting from melamine contamination of U.S. pet food by Chinese processors. The author provides much behind-the-scenes insight, and the gaps are as informative as what is known, because they result from secrecy on the part of industry and government in both the U.S. and China. It's an excellent primer, and a good context for understanding how melamine could subsequently kill and sicken tens of thousands of Chinese infants. | | | | Everyone should read this book! Nov 2, 2008 |
| Marion Nestle presents an insightful, disturbing analysis of the recent contamination of many popular brands of pet food by melamine, an industrial waste chemical. She prints a list of affected brands at the back of the book and I was horrified to discover that the "high quality" mail order food I was feeding two of my dogs was on the list (although I have not had any problems). Even more disturbingly, she discusses how the globalization of food distribution has put not just pet food but human food at risk. Just after I finished reading this book, reports of melamine-laced milk products sickening thousands of babies in China appeared in the major news outlets. Everyone, not just pet owners, should read this book! | | | Write your own review about Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine
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