A consumer's guide to food regulation & safety

Defining key concepts in food -- Government oversight of food safety -- Government oversight of food labeling -- Regulation of raw & organic food safety -- Regulation of food processing & ingredients -- Restaurants and food service delivery -- Food importation -- Adverse experiences with foo...

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1. Verfasser: O'Reilly, James T. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: New York Oceana c2010
Schriftenreihe:Oceana's legal almanac series : law for the layperson
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Zusammenfassung:Defining key concepts in food -- Government oversight of food safety -- Government oversight of food labeling -- Regulation of raw & organic food safety -- Regulation of food processing & ingredients -- Restaurants and food service delivery -- Food importation -- Adverse experiences with food, and their consequences -- Dietary supplements -- Food with pesticide residues -- Biotechnology and food -- Civil damage lawsuits for injury or fraud -- How do federal and state protections intersect? -- Food advertising -- Food packaging issues -- Environmental aspects of food practices -- How the "local food" movement relates to food safety -- Pricing, competition and monopoly -- The future of food safety.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references
Beschreibung:XI, 251 S
ISBN:9780199730216
978-0-19-973021-6