From Label to Table : Regulating Food in America in the Information Age.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frohlich, Xaq.

Series:

California Studies in Food and Culture Series

California Studies in Food and Culture Series ; v.82

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food--Labeling--Law and legislation--United States.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2023.

Summary:

"How did the Nutrition Facts label come to appear on millions of everyday American household products? As Xaq Frohlich unearths, this legal, scientific, and seemingly innocuous strip of information is in fact a prism through which to view the high-stakes political battles and development of scientific ideas that shaped the realms of American health, nutrition, and public communication. From Label to Table tells the biography of the food label. By tracing policy debates at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Frohlich describes the emergence of our present information age in food and diet markets and how powerful government offices inform the public about what they consume. From the early years of FDA food standards, with concerns about consumer protection, up to present-day efforts to modernize the Nutrition Facts panel, Frohlich explores the evolving popular ideas about food, diet, and responsibility for health that inform what goes on the label and who gets to decide that"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : food and power in the information age

An age of standards

Gatekeepers and hidden persuaders

Malnourished or misinformed?

The market turn

A government brand

Labeling lifestyles

Conclusion : the informational turn in food politics.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780520970816

0520970810

OCLC:

1402814624