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Horsemeat in our burgers, melamine in our infant's milk, artificial colours in our fish and fruit ... as our urban lifestyle takes us further and further away from our food sources, there are increasing opportunities for dishonesty, duplicity and profit-making short-cuts. Food adulteration, motivated by money, is an issue that has spanned the globe throughout human history. Whether it's a matter of making a good quality oil stretch a bit further by adding a little extra `something' or labelling a food falsely to appeal to current consumer trends - it's all food fraud, and it costs the food industry billions of dollars each year. The price to consumers may be even higher, with some paying for these crimes with their health and, in some cases, their lives. So how do we sort the beef from the bull (or horse, as the case may be)? This book explains the scientific tools and techniques that revealed the century's biggest food fraud scams. It looks in detail at the biggest scams in recent times; drawing on the lead author's extensive experience at the forefront of the fight against these fraudsters, it goes on to explore the arms-race between scientists and adulterers as better techniques for detection spur more creative and sophisticated means of adulteration. Finally, it looks at the up-and-coming techniques and devices that will help the industry and consumers fight food fraud in the future. Engagingly written by Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple, this book lifts the lid on the forensics involved, and brings the full story of a fascinating and under-reported applied science to light.
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... 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)
Evershed and Temple's book does more than detail the food industry's lengthy crime sheet. It also explores how the fraud is committed, how it can be overcome and, sadly, how the fraudsters are staying ahead. (Resurgence & Ecologist)
Fascinating and eye-opening, Sorting the Beef from the Bull is full of examples of how unsuspecting consumers around the world are being fooled by fraudsters. Everyone who cares about the quality of food should read this informative, enthralling book. (Guy Crosby, science editor for America's Test Kitchen)
Nicola and Richard have opened up the complex world of food fraud into a comprehensive and well-researched journey through the food groups, alerting us to the scurrilous scams of pirates and profiteers. The technical complexity in identifying tricks of the trade are tantalisingly described within the context of stories, which bring fascination and relevance to the most ignored and pervasive mysteries of our daily lives. (Diana Spellman, Managing Director of Partners in Purchasing)
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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)
Evershed and Temple's book does more than detail the food industry's lengthy crime sheet. It also explores how the fraud is committed, how it can be overcome and, sadly, how the fraudsters are staying ahead. (Resurgence & Ecologist)
Fascinating and eye-opening, Sorting the Beef from the Bull is full of examples of how unsuspecting consumers around the world are being fooled by fraudsters. Everyone who cares about the quality of food should read this informative, enthralling book. (Guy Crosby, science editor for America's Test Kitchen)
Nicola and Richard have opened up the complex world of food fraud into a comprehensive and well-researched journey through the food groups, alerting us to the scurrilous scams of pirates and profiteers. The technical complexity in identifying tricks of the trade are tantalisingly described within the context of stories, which bring fascination and relevance to the most ignored and pervasive mysteries of our daily lives. (Diana Spellman, Managing Director of Partners in Purchasing)
The story of food fraud forensics.
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- PublisherBloomsbury Sigma
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1472921364
- ISBN 13 9781472921369
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
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