Pet Food Politics

by Nestle, Marion

• ISBN13: 9780520265899
• ISBN10: 0520265890
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-08-04
• Publisher: Univ of California Pr

Summary

Marion Nestle, acclaimed author ofFood Politics,now tells the gripping story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in U.S. history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. Nestle follows the trail of tainted pet food ingredients back to their source in China and along the supply chain to their introduction into feed for pigs, chickens, and fish in the United States, Canada, and other countries throughout the world. What begins as a problem "merely" for cats and dogs soon becomes an issue of tremendous concern to everyone. Nestle uncovers unexpected connections among the food supplies for pets, farm animals, and people and identifies glaring gaps in the global oversight of food safety.

Author Biography

Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University. She is the author of the award-winning Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health and What to Eat, among other books.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
A Recall to Break All Records	p. 9
A Brief Historical Digression	p. 15
The Sequence of Events	p. 27
What Is Menu Foods?	p. 42
Menu's Muddled Response: What, When, and Where	p. 50
The Cat and Dog Body Count	p. 55
A Toxic False Alarm: Aminopterin	p. 61
At Last the Culprit: Melamine	p. 63
Melamine: A Source of Dietary Nitrogen	p. 69
Melamine: A Fraudulent Adulterant, But Puzzling	p. 77
How Much Melamine Was in the Pet Food?	p. 81
Mystery Solved: Cyanuric Acid	p. 83
The China Connection	p. 88
More Melamine: Rice and Corn ôProteinsö	p. 97
More Melamine Eaters: Farm Animals and People	p. 105
The FDA's Response	p. 114
Repercussion #1: China's Food Safety System	p. 123
Repercussion #2: The China Backlash	p. 133
Repercussion #3: The FDA in Crisis	p. 143
Repercussion #4: Pet Food Politics	p. 156
Appendix: The Melamine Recalls List	p. 175
Notes	p. 181
List of Tables and Figures	p. 205
Acknowledgments	p. 207
Index	p. 209
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