Save the Date: Meet Author, Dr. Xaq Frohlich
Join the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum on Monday, February 12, 2024, for a one-night-only, free, open-to-the-public event. We invite you to meet and listen to Author Dr. Xaq Frohlich while he reads excerpts from his new book, From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age. The book talk will begin at 6:00 pm with a question-and-answer format to follow.
About The Author: Dr. Xaq Frohlich
Xaq Frohlich is an Auburn University historian specializing in the intersections of science, law, and markets, particularly concerning food, risk, and responsibility. His research delves into how these factors shape our understanding of food and health, especially in food production and retailing industrialization. With a Ph.D. from MIT in history, anthropology, and STS, Frohlich has held various positions, including a visiting fellow in the Department of History at the University of Texas at Austin, a Fulbright scholar in Spain, and teaching roles at the University of Vienna, Paris Dauphine University, and KAIST in South Korea. At Auburn University, he teaches courses on technology and civilizations, food and power, science, technology, and law intersections, and the history of business and capitalism.
About the Book: From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age
From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age (University of California Press, 2023), provides a historical account of the food label. The book traces policy debates at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from its early years, addressing concerns about consumer protection, to contemporary efforts to modernize the Nutrition Facts panel. It explores the evolving public ideas about food, diet, and health responsibility that influence the information presented on food labels and the decision-making processes behind it.