Food. We love it, fear it, and obsess about it. We demand that our government ensure that it is safe, cheap, and abundant. In response, the Federal Government has been a factor in the production, regulation, research, innovation, and economics of our food supply. It has also attempted, with varying success, to change the eating habits of Americans. From the farm to the dinner table, explore the records of the National Archives that trace the Government's effect on what Americans eat.
Language
English
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Foundation for the National Archives
Release
June 10, 2011
ISBN
0984103341
ISBN 13
9780984103348
What's Cooking, Uncle Sam? The Government's Effect on the American Diet
Food. We love it, fear it, and obsess about it. We demand that our government ensure that it is safe, cheap, and abundant. In response, the Federal Government has been a factor in the production, regulation, research, innovation, and economics of our food supply. It has also attempted, with varying success, to change the eating habits of Americans. From the farm to the dinner table, explore the records of the National Archives that trace the Government's effect on what Americans eat.