Kosher: private regulation in the age of industrial food

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 -- Takin...

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Main Author: Lytton, Timothy D. 1965- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard University Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:Kosher: Private Regulation in the Age of Industrial Food, Timothy Lytton, Harvard University Press, 2013 (ISBN 978-0-6740-7293-0), 240 pp., hb 42 (2016) (Blumenthal, David R.)
Further subjects:B Kosher food industry
B Kosher food industry (United States)
B Kosher food industry Standards (United States)
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Summary: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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-220) and index
ISBN:0674072936