Canned: The Rise and Fall of Consumer Confidence in the American Food Industry, Zeide Anna

Since that unpromising beginning, the American food supply has undergone a revolution, from local farm-grown goods to a system dominated by packaged foods. How did this come to be? How did we learn to trust that food preserved within an opaque can was safe and desirable to eat? Anna Zeide reveals the answers through the story of the canning industry, taking us on a journey to understand how food-industry leaders leveraged the power of science, marketing, and politics to win over a reluctant public, even as consumers resisted at every turn.