Food, Inc. : how industrial food is making us sicker, fatter and poorer -- and what you can do about it / edited by Karl Weber.

Other author Weber, Karl, 1953-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : PublicAffairs, ©2009.
Descriptionxi, 321 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Food industry and trade--United States.

Contents Preface -- Part 1: Food, Inc: The Film -- 1: Reforming fast food nation: a conversation with Eric Schlosser -- Another Take: Food safety consequences of factory farms / Food & Water Watch -- 2: Exploring the corporate powers behind the way we eat: the making of Food, Inc / Robert Kenner -- Another Take: Food sovereignty for U S consumers / Food & Water Watch -- Part 2: Inside The Food Wars -- 3: Organics-healthy food, and so much more / Gary Hirshberg -- Another Take: Dirty six: the worst animal practices in agribusiness / Humane Society of the United States -- 4: Food, science, and the challenge of world hunger-who will control the future? / Peter Pringle -- Another Take: Hazards of genetically engineered foods and crops: why we need a global moratorium / Ronnie Cummins, Organic Consumers Association -- 5: Ethanol scam: burning food to make motor fuel / Robert Bryce -- Another Take: Exposure to pesticides: a fact sheet / Organic Consumers Association -- 6: Climate crisis at the end of our fork / Anna Lappe -- Another Take: Global warming and your food / Cool Foods Campaign -- 7: Cheap food: workers pay the price / Arturo Rodriguez, with Alexa Delwiche and Sheheryar Kaoosji -- Another Take: Fields of poison: California farmworkers and pesticides / Pesticide Action Network North America -- 8: Financial crisis and world hunger / Muhammad Yunus -- Another Take: Scope of the world food crisis / FoodFirst Information and Action Network -- Part 3: What You Can Do About It -- 9: Why bother? / Michael Pollan -- Another Take: Ten steps to starting a community garden / American Community Gardening Association -- 10: Declare your independence / Joel Salatin -- Another Take: Questions for a farmer / Sustainable Table -- 11: Eating made simple / Marion Nestle -- Another Take: World hunger-your actions matter / Sherri White Nelson Heifer International -- 12: Improving kids' nutrition: an action tool kit for parents and citizens / Center for Science in the Public Interest -- Another Take: Childhood obesity: the challenge / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation -- 13: Produce to the people: a prescription for health / Preston Maring -- To learn more-books, Websites, and organizations offering further insight into America's food system and its future -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract From the Publisher: Food, Inc. is guaranteed to shake up our perceptions of what we eat. This powerful documentary deconstructing the corporate food industry in America was hailed by Entertainment Weekly as "more than a terrific movie-it's an important movie." Aided by expert commentators such as Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, the film poses questions such as: Where has my food come from, and who has processed it? What are the giant agribusinesses and what stake do they have in maintaining the status quo of food production and consumption? How can I feed my family healthy foods affordably? Expanding on the film's themes, the book Food, Inc. will answer those questions through a series of challenging essays by leading experts and thinkers. This book will encourage those inspired by the film to learn more about the issues, and act to change the world.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 291-307) and index.
LCCN 2008055405
ISBN9781586486945 (pbk.)
ISBN1586486942 (pbk.)

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