Habeas Codfish - Reflections on Food and the Law (Hardcover)

From the McDonald's hot coffee case to the cattle ranchers' beef with Oprah Winfrey, from the old English ""Assize of Bread"" to current nutrition labeling laws, what we eat and how we eat are shaped as much by legal regulations as by personal taste. Barry M. Levenson, the curator of the world-famous (really!) Mount Horeb Mustard Museum and a self-proclaimed ""recovering lawyer,"" offers in Habeas Codfish an entertaining and expert overview of the frustrating, frightening, and funny intersections of food and the law. Discover how Mr. Peanut shaped the law of trademark infringement for the entire food industry. Consider the plight of the restaurant owner besmirched by a journalist's negative review. Find out how traditional Jewish laws of kashrut ran afoul of the First Amendment. Prison meals, butter vs. margarine, definitions of organic food, undercover ABC reporters at the Food Lion, the Massachusetts Supreme Court case that saved fish chowder, even recipes - it's all in here, so tuck in!

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2001
First published:	August 2001
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	324
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-17510-8
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law > Consumer law Books > Food & Drink > General Promotions
LSN:	0-299-17510-3
Barcode:	9780299175108

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