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Sorting the Beef from the Bull: The Science of Food Fraud Forensics
Richard Evershed
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Horsemeat in burgers was hard to swallow, but there are far more sinister culinary crimes afoot... Chicken eggs that haven't come from chickens, melamine in infant's milk, nut shells in spices - these are just some examples of the food fraud that has occurred in recent years. As our urban lifestyle takes us further and further away from our food sources, there are increasing opportunities for dishonesty, duplicity and profit-making shortcuts. Sorting the Beef from the Bull features a series of food fraud tales from around the world. It explains the role of ... Read more
Horsemeat in burgers was hard to swallow, but there are far more sinister culinary crimes afoot... Chicken eggs that haven't come from chickens, melamine in infant's milk, nut shells in spices - these are just some examples of the food fraud that has occurred in recent years. As our urban lifestyle takes us further and further away from our food sources, there are increasing opportunities for dishonesty, duplicity and profit-making shortcuts. Sorting the Beef from the Bull features a series of food fraud tales from around the world. It explains the role of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472911353
SKU
V9781472911353
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-5
About Richard Evershed
Richard Evershed FRS is Professor of Biogeochemistry at the University of Bristol. He researches the diets and agriculture of our ancestors and the environmental impacts of modern farming systems. The analytical chemical methodologies he has pioneered are used widely. In the area of food fraud his team developed a method for detecting the highly lucrative but illegal adulteration of vegetable ... Read more
Reviews for Sorting the Beef from the Bull: The Science of Food Fraud Forensics
... Sorting the Beef from the Bull should be a must-read ...
David Firn, Financial Times The truth, as this eye-opening book shows, is that food crime is a global problem.
Daily Mail
This is a thoroughly practical book. It's not all about science and global supply chains, it's also engagingly down to earth.
Country Life ... Read more
David Firn, Financial Times The truth, as this eye-opening book shows, is that food crime is a global problem.
Daily Mail
This is a thoroughly practical book. It's not all about science and global supply chains, it's also engagingly down to earth.
Country Life ... Read more