Pet Food Politics: The Chihuahua in the Coal Mine

by Marion Nestle

Book Overview

Marion Nestle, acclaimed author of Food 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520257812
• ISBN13: 9780520257818
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"