Practical ethics for the food professional : ethics in research, education and the workplace /
"This book offers a practical guide to the most pressing ethical issues faced by those working in food manufacturing and associated industries. Early chapters look at the fundamentals of ethical thinking and how lessons of medical ethics might be applied to the food industry. The book then addr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, NJ :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2013.
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| Series: | IFT Press series.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book offers a practical guide to the most pressing ethical issues faced by those working in food manufacturing and associated industries. Early chapters look at the fundamentals of ethical thinking and how lessons of medical ethics might be applied to the food industry. The book then addresses some issues specifically relevant to the food industry, including treatment of animals; the use of genetically modified organisms; food product advertising; health claims and sustainability. Several further chapters present case studies which show how ethical thinking can be applied in real life examples. This volume should be on the desk of every food industry professional responsible for important decisions about science, marketing, resources, sustainability, the environment and people"-- "The only book to focus on the ethical issues confronting food industry professionals"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781118506424 1118506421 9781118506363 1118506367 9781118506417 1118506413 1299606717 9781299606715 |