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University of California Press
Mar 2002, hc
$29.95

Friday, April 12, 3pm

Marion Nestle
Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health

in the bookstore
1256 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
no tickets -- free to public

"Nestle (chair, nutrition and food studies, NYU) offers an expos’ of the tactics used by the food industry to protect its economic interests and influence public opinion. She shows how the industry promotes sales by resorting to lobbying, lawsuits, financial contributions, public relations, advertising, alliances, and philanthropy to influence Congress, federal agencies, and nutrition and health professionals. She also describes the food industry's opposition to government regulation, its efforts to discredit nutritional recommendations while pushing soft drinks to children via alliances with schools, and its intimidation of critics who question its products or its claims. Nestle berates the food companies for going to great lengths to protect what she calls "techno-foods" by confusing the public regarding distinctions among foods, supplements, and drugs, thus making it difficult for federal regulators to guard the public. She urges readers to inform themselves, choose foods wisely, demand ethical behavior and scientific honesty, and promote better cooperation among industry and government. This provocative work will cause quite a stir in food industry circles." -- Library Journal

To learn more about Marion Nestle's new book, visit www.foodpolitics.com.

 

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