Swindled: The Dark History of Food Fraud from Poisoned Candy to Counterfeit Coffee

It makes sense that most people prefer to focus on the good in food — the connections it brings people, the tastes and joys to be found in eating. This book is not about that. If the good is taken, this book covers the bad and the ugly of the world of food. The narrative blends together fascinating histories of the culture and science of food -- to the way it affects politics, and worse. It covers how people in supply chains have cheapened, diluted, or falsified ingredients sometimes with negative outcomes, including poisoning. The book point a finger at corporations that have purposefully neglected consumer health. The book presents a panoramic view of “food swindling” across the ages. From ancient Romans were bootleggers, your momma, to the producers that fake organic certification foods and worse.

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