Factory Fresh
The Big Business of Meat
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-387-95502-5 (ISBN)
Description
We have the safest, most reliable, and most nutritious food supply of any nation on Earth. Nonetheless, the consolidation and industrialization of farms have put our food sources at risk. This book describes the dangers and suggests alternatives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
25 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-387-95502-5 (9780387955025)
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Person
David Brubaker is Director of the Spira/GRACE Project on Industrial Animal Production at the School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University. He is also a consultant on food policy to the agricultural industry, governments, and non-profit organizations in the United States and Canada, as well as South America and Asia.
Content
Introduction; Trends in Consolidation and Industrialization; The Problems of Bigness; Drugs on the Farm; The Impacts on Our Diet; Breeding the Perfect Pig; Good Fences, Good Neighbors; Globalization; Alternative Futures; Bibliography; Index.