Food Adulteration and How to Beat It

'All natural: no artificial colours or flavours'. This was an increasingly familiar claim made for the food we bought in the late 1980s. But what about the other ingredients? Additives are only one form of adulteration. In this book, originally published in 1988, the London Food Commission, spells out the dangers, and suggests solutions.

List of contents

Note on the London Food Commission. Notes on the Contributors. Foreword by Ian Bellerby and David Wells. Acknowledgements. Glossary. Food Quality Charter. 1. Why Food Adulteration is a Public Issue 2. Information: Your Food but Their Secrets 3. Additives: Going Underground? 4. Pesticides: Can Damage Your Health - Official 5. Fertilisers: Flooding the Market 6. Water in Food: The Oldest Adulteration in the Book 7. Food Irradiation: A New Technical Solution or More Problems? 8. Food Poisoning: The Chicken Comes Home to Roost. Appendix I: Charter for the Rights of Consumers. Appendix II: Wholesome Food in a Healthy Environment. References. Index.

About the author

The London Food Commission was an independent source of research, information, advice and education on food and public health. It was launched in spring 1985, with funds from the Greater London Council. It worked with a wide range of statutory and voluntary organisations, trade unions and individuals. Its interests covered all food matters from production to consumption. It became the Food Commission in 1990 and from 2011 has been a virtual organisation with a website and email address maintained by volunteers and supported by donations and by the Food Commission Research Charity, and occasional grant-funded projects.

Product details

• Authors: The London Food Commission
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 20.06.2025
• EAN: 9781041006107
• ISBN: 978-1-041-00610-7
• No. of pages: 314
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Food and Diet
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Sociology, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / General, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Food Content Guides, Dietetics & nutrition, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Social issues & processes, Dietetics and nutrition, Social and ethical issues, Nursing and ancillary services, Nursing & ancillary services