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.