Kosher private regulation in the age of industrial food
by
Lytton, Timothy D.,
Title
:
Kosher private regulation in the age of industrial food
Author
:
Lytton, Timothy D.,
ISBN
:
9780674072930
Publication Information
:
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Physical Description
:
viii, 232 p. : ill.
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.
Subject Term
:
Kosher food industry -- United States.
Kosher food industry -- Standards -- United States.