Sorting the Beef from the Bull - Richard Evershed

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.

TITLE: Sorting the Beef from the Bull

AUTHOR: Richard Evershed

SKU: 9781472921369

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

DATE PUBLISHED: 25/02/2016

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 320

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 135 mm x 216 mm

WEIGHT: 346 gr