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	Foreign Affairs - Food Politics - Emma Rothschild (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Food was considered as a means of exerting pressure on the OPEC countries, through a "counter-embargo," or some form of agricultural export tax.
		The political consequences of the food crisis go far beyond the "new politics" of food as power.
		The United States exports food to almost all countries, and almost all countries have been affected by the food crisis.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19760101faessay10174/emma-rothschild/food-politics.html (634 words)

	Food Politics: PART ONE OF THE INTRODUCTION
		The food industry must compete fiercely for every dollar spent on food, and food companies expend extraordinary resources to develop and market products that will sell, regardless of their effect on nutritional status or waistlines.
		Most food company officials maintain that any food product can be included in a balanced, varied, and moderate diet; they say that their companies are helping to promote good health when they fund the activities of nutrition professionals.
		Food companies are not health or social service agencies, and nutrition becomes a factor in corporate thinking only when it can help sell food.
	www.ucpress.edu /books/pages/9518/9518.intro.html (1640 words)

	Christian Vegetarian Association: Food Politics
		While her research on the cynicism of the food industry and complacency of the government is alarming, her rhetoric is predictable.
		The foods that are most profitable to the industry are those high in fat, sugar and salt.
		With increasing worry about terrorism, food safety has now become a priority for the government, and politicians are talking about consolidating the various federal inspection programs into one agency that would be responsible for policing the nation's food supply.
	www.christianveg.com /foodpolitics.htm (1510 words)

	Vegetarians in Paradise/Food Politics Book Review
		Food and politics appear to be an unlikely pairing, but they are hopelessly entwined like Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the twins in Alice in Wonderland.
		Nestle, a professor and chairperson of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University, has had an opportunity to see how the food industry influences government agencies when she served as a nutrition policy advisor to the Department of Health and Human Services.
		The change designed to placate food producers was to set the servings in bold face and move them outside of the pyramid.
	www.vegparadise.com /vegreading52.html (1552 words)

	Untitled Document
		The Politics of Food Program seeks to create a sustainable food system in which farmers and the communities they serve are enabled to bring safe, quality food to all.
		A sustainable food system produces locally grown, safe, nutritious food that is ecologically sound, humane to livestock, and economically viable for farmers, farm workers and consumers.
		Politics of Food is part of a national movement of community school gardens integrating cultural and environmental history into the curriculum through gardening experience.
	www.geocities.com /polfood (560 words)

	Who Controls Our Food?
		In April 1997, the International Union of Food and Allied Workers' Association passed a resolution calling for a ban on genetically altered food products until they are proven safe to eat.
		Consumers believe they have a fundamental right to know how their food is produced, and a right to make choices in the marketplace based on whatever they think is important information - which may or may not be what the biotechnology industry wants to tell them.
		These attempts to keep consumers here and abroad in the dark is part of a much larger offensive by transnational agrochemical and food corporations to control the character and supply of food worldwide.
	lpa.igc.org /lpv33/food.htm (956 words)

	Food Politics Cookbook by Nestle, Marion - Cooking.com
		It is nevertheless shocking to learn precisely how food companies lobby officials, co-opt experts, and expand sales by marketing to children, members of minority groups, and people in developing countries.
		We learn that the food industry plays politics as well as or better than other industries, not least because so much of its activity takes place outside the public view.
		She vividly illustrates food politics in action: watered-down government dietary advice, schools pushing soft drinks, diet supplements promoted as if they were First Amendment rights.
	www.cooking.com /products/shprodde.asp?SKU=273202 (415 words)

	food politics home
		A study into some cases where junk food and most specifically GM junk food was causing severely abberant behaviour in school children: and a target-hitting statement on the severe lack of knowledge regarding the health impact and implications of GM food.
		Volatile Organic Compounds in Foods: A Five Year Study An FDA study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry now shows that VOCs in food are probably more of a problem than had generally been assumed.
		Food pollution is very much an issue of concern in the overall theme of this section, and this site takes steps towards the analysis of the problem..
	www.consumercide.com /foodpol.html (1964 words)

	The politics of food
		The centralisation of distribution means that our food travels huge distances and the environmental consequences of this travel are borne by consumers in higher pollution levels, increases in greenhouse gas emissions and expenditure on road networks that subsidises the costs of transportation to the retailing firms.
		Food multinationals are also able to determine the structure of the food system through the regulation of international trade in raw materials and processed foods.
		Food security and an end to food poverty are the essential criteria, and in so far as alternative farming techniques achieve the same goals they should be welcomed because of their sustainability.
	pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk /isj101/morelli.htm (7302 words)

	Food Politics \| Annotate
		Food industry bigwigs must be rubbing their hands with glee as Congress proposes a bill for food uniformity.
		The proposal, under the guise of "standardization," is a nefarious attempt to undermine states' authority regarding food-safety and, in effect, lower standards overall.
		In case you thought that those opposed to genetically modified foods are merely tree-hugging Luddites, real evidence exists that GM foods pose risks to human health.
	journalism.nyu.edu /pubzone/annotate/taxonomy/term/5?from=30 (640 words)

	numedix.com--Food Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Central to her argument is the American "paradox of plenty," the recognition that our food abundance (we've enough calories to meet every citizen's needs twice over) leads profit-fixated food producers to do everything possible to broaden their market portion, thus swaying us to eat more when we should do the opposite.
		Nestle, nutrition chair at New York University and editor of the 1988 Surgeon General Report, has served her time in the dietary trenches and is ideally suited to revealing how government nutritional advice is watered down when a message might threaten industry sales.
		Marion Nestle is Professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University.
	www.numedix.com /fs/fs125.htm (507 words)

	Welcome to Food Politics - The Homesite of Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, in the department that she chaired from 1988 through 2003.
		Her research focuses on analysis of the scientific, social, cultural, and economic factors that influence the development, implementation, and acceptance of federal dietary guidance policies.
		She is the author of Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (University of California Press, 2002) and Safe Food: Bacteria, Biotechnology, and Bioterrorism (University of California Press, 2003), and is co-editor of Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Food and Nutrition (McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2004).
	www.foodpolitics.com (165 words)

	Food Politics
		Ultimately the passion for gourmet-quality food inspired me to develop two+ acres of raised beds by my home in Gill and then to share some of its harvest through a neighborhood CSA.
		Today, the bigger picture food equation is changed by the ability for backyarders, urban-dwellers and other small timers, (using bio-dynamics, raised beds, composting and other intensive methods…) to grow substantive - in fact amazing -quantities of high-value, diverse and nutritious food crops on limited or minimal acreage.
		Food literate consumers understand that the true value of a CSA membership is reflected not simply by the equivalent market $ value of their weekly produce box, but also by the long term impact and importance of community agriculture, small farms and sustainable practices -- as compared with industrial farming methods.
	www.laughingdogfarm.com /foodpolitics.htm (2174 words)

	Politics Food Not Bombs Book
		Food Not Bombs is an organization devoted to developing positive personal, political, and economic alternatives.
		Food Not Bombs groups, in general, do not have the time or resources to attack, tear down, or overthrow the existing death culture.
		Therefore, it is a radical political act in today's society to recover large amounts of food in an organized and consistent manner and feed the hungry the part that is edible.
	www.foodnotbombs.net /bookpolitics.html (1589 words)

	Reuters AlertNet - TALKING POINT: The global food aid controversy
		Some food experts say the international community tends to be far too quick to respond to disasters with food.
		Many food experts say the only circumstances when food aid is appropriate are when it’s an absolute emergency, the food arrives at the right time, comes from nearby, is the kind of food that local people eat and goes to the people who need it most.
		Countries that rejected genetically modified (GM) food were accused of letting their people starve unnecessarily, and countries that offered it were accused of forcing it on people with no choice over the matter.
	www.alertnet.org /thefacts/reliefresources/112686556137.htm (1518 words)

	Safe Food
		Food safety is a matter of intense public concern, and for good reason.
		When it comes to food safety, billions of dollars are at stake, and industry, government, and consumers collide over issues of values, economics, and political power—and not always in the public interest.
		She demonstrates how powerful food industries oppose safety regulations, deny accountability, and blame consumers when something goes wrong, and how century-old laws for ensuring food safety no longer protect our food supply.
	www.foodpolitics.com /pages/safefood.htm (353 words)

	Food Pyramid - Politics Over Personal Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The number and size of food servings, now used for a couple decades, falsely convey a sense of scientific merit and certainty that is not deserved.
		Or even what size a serving is? The contents and identities of nutritionally active chemicals in a given food can vary by a staggering few hundred percent from the time the food is first harvested to the time that it is deposited in our mouths.
		When the right foods are consumed and the right lifestyle conditions are met, the resulting biological symphony of reactions, events and outcomes has exceptional power to maintain health and prevent disease.
	www.ezhealthydiet.com /food-pyramid.html (904 words)

	Politics of food - Farmers' Markets - Subject Guides - Multnomah County Library
		From one end of the country to the other, the author's musings are accompanied by recipes for farm fresh foods and beautiful photographs.
		A pioneer writer on the subject of a sustainable food supply adds new research to her thoughts on vegetarianism, hunger and globalization.
		Pollan reports on industrial food, organic food and food that is hunted or gathered.
	multcolib.org /guides/markets/politics.html (401 words)

	PCRM--News--Health--PCRM Sues Glickman and Shalala--The Politics of Food
		Food industry representatives played an integral part in devising this new plan, and the National Dairy Council was so pleased that it distributed its own version as a public service.
		Despite political pressure, by the early 1980s, USDA nutritionists began working on a new visual model to replace the Basic Four: one that would ensure adequate intake of fiber, which is found only in plant foods, and recommend less fat and cholesterol than the previous plan.
		From 1992 to 1995, food producers continued their active political lobbying, trying to influence the revision of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
	www.pcrm.org /news/lawsuit_history.html (879 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Zimbabwe: Insight into the humanitarian crisis and food politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Fortunately, international assistance, including a massive food relief intervention, along with the subsidised sales implemented by the Government, have played a great role in preventing hunger over these past few years: malnutrition level in Zimbabwe has remained one of the lowest in Africa, and reported cases are actually mainly due to diseases and primarily HIV/AIDS.
		Epicentre of the Southern Africa food crisis, Zimbabwe is often looked at throughout a regional lens, and it is true that one can find a lot in common with other countries in the region, including similar agricultural patterns and agro-ecological conditionsand a high prevalence of HIV/AIDS.
		The human rights violations and political tensions around the land reform have often obliterated the fact that a meaningful land redistribution, accompanied with relevant financial and technical support to resettled farmers, was essential to eliminate poverty and food insecurity in a country suffering from a highly skewed land repartition.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ABES-6PGPQA?OpenDocument (1304 words)

	Food: Production, Consumption, Politics
		In this community where fast food is prevalent and grocery stores are scarce, the film gathers the experiences of neighborhood residents and healthcare professionals in a powerful study of the correlation between being poor and obesity.
		This documentary explores the intersection of food and politics in California over the last 30 years, illuminating the complex forces struggling for control of the future of California's agriculture.
		By the 1600's one of the least expensive foods in America was meat and Americans became one of the best-fed populations in the world.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /MRC/fooddocs.html (5385 words)

	Book Review - Food Politics by Marion Nestle
		Nestle is at her most brilliant when dissecting the politically correct—and purposely misleading—language of the dietary guidelines that make up the infamous food pyramid.
		Indeed, as sophisticated as Nestle is about the politics of nutrition, she displays a remarkable naivete when it comes to the politics of medicine—and the repression of medical research in the US.
		Food Politics is hardly complete—it does not address the array of issues mentioned at the beginning of this review, nor does it delve into the politics behind controversial nutritional subjects like pasteurization and irradiation.
	www.futurenet.org /article.asp?id=988 (761 words)

	DEVELOPMENT-ZIMBABWE: Mixing Politics with Food
		Cross says the World Food Programme is known to have asked Zambia to hold on to 100,000 tonnes of maize for possible procurement, while contracts are reported to have been signed with South Africa and Argentina.
		Even though reports of food manipulation are beginning to accompany each major election in Zimbabwe, it appears over the last two years simmering political tensions have spilt into food distribution.
		The 51-page report, ‘’Not Eligible: The politicisation of food in Zimbabwe’’, documents how food is denied to members of the MDC, and to employees of former commercial farmers, resettled under the controversial land-reform programme.
	www.ipsnews.net /africa/interna.asp?idnews=25622 (1129 words)

	Review of Home Fires Burning: Food, Politics, and Everyday Life in World War I Berlin. B J Davis.
		Davis' most powerful finding is that women's behavior as food protesters won them respect as political actors, allowing both the state and the public to imagine them as citizens worthy of enfranchisement.
		As edible food disappeared from the legitimate market, the state was forced to admit its inability to fulfill basic food needs; by autumn 1918 it gave up trying.
		Focusing on specific foods provides a picture of both these items' place in Germans' daily lives (particularly the women whose job it was to procure and prepare them) and the larger issues of power and identity that foods represented.
	www.ess.uwe.ac.uk /genocide/reviewsw73.htm (1761 words)

	Amazon.com: Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health (California Studies in Food and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		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.
		Interestingly, she reveals that the amount of sweets and snack foods consumed are in almost exact proportion to the advertising dollars spent promoting these foods, suggesting that limits on advertising junk food to children might be a reasonable first step in addressing this problem.
		It provides details about the food industry's lobbying, studies and research grants funded by various segments of the food industry, the food industry's attempts to gain brand loyalty though school contracts, conflicts with the school lunch program, and attempts to maximize sales through bonuses for the schools.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0520224655?v=glance (2508 words)

	Vegetarians in Paradise/Real Food Daily Cookbook/Beautiful on Raw: unCooked Creations Book Reviews
		When her acting career took her to California, she expected to "discover a mecca of natural foods restaurants," but was quite disappointed.
		I never liked to cook, so for me one of the attractions of raw food was the ultimate simplicity," says Tonya explaining that her recipes are for everyday use.
		Keeping the focus on healthy raw foods may pose a dessert challenge to some, but Tonya provides a recipe for her Clever Carrot Cake complete with Icing, pictured in a beautifully decorated color photo section at the end of the book.
	www.vegparadise.com /vegreading.html (2087 words)

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