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Author:

Lytton, Timothy D., 1965-

Title:

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

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Kosher food industry--United States.
Kosher food industry--Standards--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-223) and index.

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.

ISBN:

0674072936 (alk. paper)
9780674072930 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)812067706

LCCN:

2012039293

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)