Overview

America's broken food system has provoked an outcry from consumer advocates seeking to align food policies with public health objectives. This book examines both sides of the conflict for solutions. Many believe that America's food system is in dire need of reform, with concerns ranging from the obesity epidemic to exploitative labor practices and negative environmental impact. This eye-opening book answers provocative questions about what changes are needed, who is advocating the changes, what parties are opposing these changes (and why), and what a new food system would look like. Organized into three sections, the work identifies the problems with the current system, reviews the changing landscape of food policy, and suggests workable solutions for progress. Washington insider Steve Clapp takes a comprehensive look at the struggle over the future of food. He examines the vision for a reformed national food policy that includes calculating the true cost of food, providing universal access to healthful food, adopting farm policies supporting public health and environmental objectives, improving food safety, paying fair wages to food employees, treating food animals with compassion, and reducing the food system's carbon footprint. The book explores the ways in which these issues can be resolved, drawing upon lessons learned from the early food advocates of the 1960s and 1970s.

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Author:   Steve Clapp ,  Marion Nestle
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781440843709

ISBN 10:   1440843708
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 November 2016
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Marion Nestle Preface Acronyms Part I A Broken Food System Chapter One Toward a National Food Policy Chapter Two The Real Cost of Food Chapter Three The Unfinished Business of Food Safety Chapter Four Dietary Guidelines Become Fierce Battleground Chapter Five Marketing to Children in School and Out Chapter Six Hunger in a Wealthy Society Part II Emergence of Consumer Advocates Chapter Seven Landscape Shift in Food Advocacy Chapter Eight Transforming the U.S. Agriculture Department Chapter Nine Churches, Newspapers, and Universities Get Involved Part III Problems Can Be Solved Chapter Ten The End of Food as We Know It Chapter Eleven Some of the Worst Jobs in America Chapter Twelve Treatment of Food Animals Chapter Thirteen Food Advocacy Changes America Notes Index

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Steve Clapp has covered food policy in Washington, DC, for more than 40 years. Formerly, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in northern Nigeria and worked in the Office of Inspection in the U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity.

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