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Title: Spoiled: Why Our Food Is Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It by Nicols Fox ISBN: 0-14-027555-X Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.3 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: SPOILED; responsible journalism about food
Comment: Thank you Nicols Fox for writing this book. It is a work of human ecology, showing the connections among a complex set of factors linking humans with nature. Unlike a theoretical work, this book describes a particular industry and its problems, making the lessons in ecology come alive.(P)
I didn't rate it a 10 because sometimes the text changes subject abruptly and one chapter, on Mad Cow disease is a little weak, but this is a great book. The author strikes a good balance between technical detail and readability. She shows how every step in the process of delivering food to consumers matters- such as the ground the animals are raised on, the food they eat, the way they are slaughtered and procesed, the way they are packaged, the transportation to the market- any of these steps and more can lead to a pathogen on the loose.(P)
Growing up in America of the 1950's, I believed in the cleanliness of American industry. Reading this book is a re-education into the secrets behind the cheapest food on earth. The stories of the USDA remind me of the NRC- the way the NRC advocated for nuclear power rather than for public health. Like the NRC, which carried on without a plan for displosal of toxic waste, the food industry appears to have no plan for disposal of its toxic waste other than rendering carcasses and recycling them into feed, thereby intensifying the problem. The story of denial in the industry and Washington is fascinating.(P)
The reader should push on to the end of this book for the author does not succumb to negative thinking, but maintains a positive tone. With the help of information such as this book contains, we can make choices in what we eat that industry may take note of
Rating: 5
Summary: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You
Comment: Fox's well-researched book is shocking. Mad Cow Disease is a trivial problem compared to some of the others revealed in this fascinating investigation into the underbelly and oversights of America's food industry.
But also check out Peter Phillips' CENSORED 1999's top censored news story for an additional jolt: a government near you soon will be wholly beholden to any corporation which chooses to violate the already-established food laws. If the powers that be get their way, the stories in fox's SPOILED will be barely the tip of the iceberg in a few short years.
Wake up, America! Read this book and raise some hell! How? Call your local, state, and federal representatives and tell them you're not going to take it any longer!
Rating: 4
Summary: Eating can be dangerous to your health!
Comment: Ok...I would not recommend this book to anyone who panics easily or does not have an 'iron' stomach. This book is not for the squeamish. Fox does an excellent job of researching the massive problems in our modern-day food industries. She not only includes the companies that prepare and can our foods (such as Gerber, Heinz, Del Monte, and the many less-well-known providers of meat), but she includes the cattle and chicken industries, and even restaurants.
This book caught my eye after the horrible breakout last summer in our local Chi-Chi's of Hepatitis A. Hep A is not supposed to be a killer, but the strain that hit this restaurant exposed a huge amount of people to illness...over 600. Among that group were people who had immune system problems such as diabetes, and there were four deaths from what is currently believed to be exposure through green onions. It was unfathonable to many that something such as green onions could lead to deaths; I still have a problem believing that was the source.
But Fox makes clear in this book that our foodstuffs are not as safe in many ways, as they used to be, due to modern industry practices, and the lobbying efforts of the industries in pursuit of the almight dollar.
The book is fascinating, and the only reason I gave a four star rating was due to the fact that many times Fox's writing seemed repetitious. I am certainly taking much more care of the way I prepare foods, and even which foods I shop for thanks to this book. Like many of the current books dealing with what could be 'doomsday' scenarios, I tend to take the books with a grain of salt...you can't spend your entire life being afraid of things. However, you can spend more time in care of your families, and I think this book is valuable for that reason.
Karen Sadler,
Science Education,
University of Pittsburgh
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Title: It Was Probably Something You Ate: A Practical Guide to Avoiding and Surviving Foodborne Illness by Nicols Fox, Nicols Fox ISBN: 0140277994 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Food Alert!: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Food Safety by Morton Satin ISBN: 0816039364 Publisher: Facts on File Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Against the Machine: The Hidden Luddite Tradition in Literature, Art, and Individual Lives by Nicols Fox ISBN: 1559638605 Publisher: Shearwater Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Prisoned Chickens Poisoned Eggs: An Inside Look at the Modern Poultry Industry by Karen Davis ISBN: 1570670323 Publisher: Book Publishing Company (TN) Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser ISBN: 0060938455 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 08 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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