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Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud, from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee
Swindled The Dark History of Food Fraud from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee
Author: Bee Wilson
Bad food has a history. Swindled tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691138206
ISBN-10: 0691138206
Publication Date: 9/8/2008
Pages: 400
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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This was an engrossing and very readable work about food adulteration from the 1840s to the present. We all likely think that the Chinese tainted dog food and baby formula we hear about on the news is new, but our Victorian ancestors had much worse to deal with -- lead in candy, and other poisons in everything from milk to meat to cheese. There are some sections that may make a reader queasy, similar to Sinclair's "The Jungle", but this is an overall well-researched and interesting read. Substantial footnotes and references are included. Highly recommended.


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