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The way we eat : why our food choices matter
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Examines the practices of the modern food industry, exposing its exploitation, waste, and inhumane treatment of animals, and provides guidelines for making informed and ethical choices in the selec...
Examines the practices of the modern food industry, exposing its exploitation, waste, and inhumane treatment of animals, and provides guidelines for making informed and ethical choices in the selection of food products.
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- Creator
- Peter Singer, Jim Mason
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- [Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale ; [New York] : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, ©2006
- Physical Details
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- viii, 328 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 157954889X, 9781579548896
- OCLC
- ocm63660199
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 302-324) and index.
- Jake and Lee -- The hidden cost of cheap chicken -- Behind the label: "animal care certified" eggs -- Meat and milk factories -- Can bigger get better? -- Jim and Mary Ann -- Behind the label: Niman ranch bacon -- Behind the label: "organic" and "certified humane" eggs -- Seafood -- Eating locally -- Trade, fair trade, and workers' rights -- Eating out and eating in, ethically -- JoAnn and Joe -- Going organic -- Is it unethical to raise children vegan? -- Are vegans better for the environment? -- The ethics of eating meat -- What should we eat?
Subjects
- Food -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Diet -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Food industry and trade -- Moral and ethical aspects.
- Gastronomy.
- Food preferences.
- Diet.
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- Diet, Vegetarian.
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- Food Industry -- ethics.
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- Food, Organic.
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