Kosher : private regulation in the age of industrial food

Kosher : private regulation in the age of industrial food / Timothy D. Lytton.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lytton, Timothy D., 1965-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Kosher food industry > United States.
Kosher food industry > Standards > United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Service.
RELIGION > Judaism > Rituals & Practice.
Kosher food industry
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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