From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age Volume 82

How did the Nutrition Facts label come to appear on millions of everyday American household food products? As Xaq Frohlich reveals, this legal, scientific, and seemingly innocuous strip of information can be a prism through which to view the high-stakes political battles and development of scientific ideas that have shaped the realms of American health, nutrition, and public communication. By tracing policy debates at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Frohlich describes the emergence of our present information age in food and diet markets and examines how powerful government offices inform the public about what they consume. From Label to Table explores evolving popular ideas about food, diet, and responsibility for health that have influenced what goes on the Nutrition Facts label--and who gets to decide that.

Author: Xaq Frohlich
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 10/17/2023
Pages: 312
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9780520298811
ISBN10: 0520298810
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Agriculture & Food (see also Political Science | Public Poli
- Political Science | Public Policy | Agriculture & Food Policy
- History | United States | 20th Century