Cheated Not Poisoned?: Food Regulation in the United Kingdom, 1875-1938

by Jim Phillips, Michael R. French, Michael French

Newly available in paperback, this book provides the first comprehensive evaluation of Britain's food laws from the 1860s to the 1930s and the first analysis of the Victorian anti-adulteration legislation for over 25 years. The book brings important historical perspectives to the pressing contemporary debate about food safety and the most appropriate forms of regulation by indicating that government policy has historically been shaped by competing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719081289
• ISBN13: 9780719081286
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"