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Kosher : private regulation in the age of industrial food /

Generating over 2 billion in annual sales, kosher food is big business. It is also an unheralded story of successful private-sector regulation in an era of growing public concern over the government's ability to ensure food safety. Kosher uncovers how independent certification agencies rescued...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lytton, Timothy D., 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: why kosher food certification is worthy of attention
  • Rivalry and racketeering: the failures of kosher meat supervision 1850-1940
  • From canned soup to packaged nuts: the rise of industrial kashrus
  • Sour grapes and self-regulation: creating an American standard of kashrus
  • Taking stock: the effectiveness and integrity of the American industrial kashrus system
  • Conclusion: industrial kashrus as a model of private third-party certification.