Food labeling : politics and policies in the United States /
Food labeling : politics and policies in the United States /
edited by Courtney I.P. Thomas & Joshua Oliver
- xiii, 127 pages 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references
i. "What is included on food labels and what is excluded?
ii. What are the criteria for "organic" foods and who determines that those criteria have been met?
iii. Do nutrition panels effectively communicate information to consumers?
iv. What is the difference between "free range" and "cage free," and which should one buy if he or she loves eggs and chickens?
v. When a product is labeled as "gluten free," has there been some kind of certification process, and who can be held accountable if someone dies after eating inaccurately labeled food?
vi. Those questions are the impetus for this book, which delves into related research to find those answers and what those answers mean to the U.S. at large"--
9781863351911 (paperback)
2019052595
Food--Labeling--United States.
Nutrition policy--United States.
TX360.U6 / F66
363.8/5610973
Includes bibliographical references
i. "What is included on food labels and what is excluded?
ii. What are the criteria for "organic" foods and who determines that those criteria have been met?
iii. Do nutrition panels effectively communicate information to consumers?
iv. What is the difference between "free range" and "cage free," and which should one buy if he or she loves eggs and chickens?
v. When a product is labeled as "gluten free," has there been some kind of certification process, and who can be held accountable if someone dies after eating inaccurately labeled food?
vi. Those questions are the impetus for this book, which delves into related research to find those answers and what those answers mean to the U.S. at large"--
9781863351911 (paperback)
2019052595
Food--Labeling--United States.
Nutrition policy--United States.
TX360.U6 / F66
363.8/5610973