{"product_id":"organic-peter-laufer-9780762790715","title":"Organic: A Journalist's Quest to Discover the Truth Behind Food Labeling","description":"Part food narrative, part investigation, part adventure story, \u003ci\u003eOrganic \u003c\/i\u003eis an eye-opening and entertaining look into the anything goes world behind the organic label. It is also a wakeup call about the dubious origins of food labeled organic. After eating some suspect organic walnuts that supposedly were produced in Kazakhstan, veteran journalist Peter Laufer chooses a few items from his home pantry and traces their origins back to their source. Along the way he learns how easily we are tricked into taking \"organic\" claims at face value. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith organic foods readily available at supermarket chains, confusion and outright deception about labels have become commonplace. Globalization has allowed food from highly corrupt governments and businesses overseas to pollute the organic market with food that is anything but. The organic environment is like the Wild West: oversight is virtually nonexistent, and deception runs amok. Laufer investigates so-called organic farms in Europe and South America as well as in his own backyard in the Pacific Northwest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book examines what constitutes organic and by whom the definitions are made. The answers will stun readers, who have been sold a questionable, highly suspect, and even false bill of goods for years.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eView the book trailer for \u003ci\u003eOrganic\u003c\/i\u003e at: https: \/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=owiACnN69rY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Laufer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0762790717\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780762790715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyons Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/11\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2014 pg. 115","brand":"Peter Laufer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065109426431,"sku":"9780762790715","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_056f556f-91cc-496b-a739-0194f93f203c.jpg?v=1768673049","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/organic-peter-laufer-9780762790715","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}