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Book SynopsisTells the story of how, in early 2007, a few telephone calls about sick cats set off the largest recall of consumer products in US history and an international crisis over the safety of imported goods ranging from food to toothpaste, tires, and toys. This title reveals the connections among the food supplies for pets, farm animals, and people.
Trade Review"A detective story that identifies plenty of perpetrators as well as victims...[Warns] that the problems wouldn't stop with animals" Atlantic "Informative... Begging comparison with Sinclair's The Jungle." Publishers Weekly "Fantastically readable." Food & Wine "Iluminate(s) the connections between the food supplies of humans, farm animals and pets... Highlight(s) the broader failings of food regulation." The Economist "A serious investigative tome." Financial Times "A call to action that we can all hope the new Obama administration hears before there's a repeat of the tragedy." Casper Star Tribune Sunday "Nestle is one of the best writers on the general subject of the food industry... Guaranteed to get you thinking." Booklist "Like a good novel, the book is a quick, even entertaining read. The message, however, is one that demands paying attention." San Francisco Chronicle "A call to action that we can all hope the new Obama administration hears before there's a repeat of the tragedy." Sacramento Bee "The information and its implications are eye-opening. It's a call to action that we can all hope the new Obama administration hears." -- Gina Spadafori The Daily Citizen "Reads like a gripping murder mystery." Alternet.org
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Recall to Break All Records 2. A Brief Historical Digression 3. The Sequence of Events 4. What Is Menu Foods? 5. Menu's Muddled Response: What, When, and Where 6. The Cat and Dog Body Count 7. A Toxic False Alarm: Aminopterin 8. At Last the Culprit: Melamine 9. Melamine: A Source of Dietary Nitrogen 10. Melamine: A Fraudulent Adulterant, But Puzzling 11. How Much Melamine Was in the Pet Food? 12. Mystery Solved: Cyanuric Acid 13. The China Connection 14. More Melamine: Rice and Corn "Proteins" 15. More Melamine Eaters: Farm Animals and People 16. The FDA's Response 17. Repercussion #1: China's Food Safety System 18. Repercussion #2: The China Backlash 19. Repercussion #3: The FDA in Crisis 20. Repercussion #4: Pet Food Politics Appendix: The Melamine Recalls List Notes List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgments Index
