Cheated not poisoned?: Food regulation in the United Kingdom, 1875-1938 / Edition 1

by Michael French, Jim Phillips

Overview

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 business and consumer-protectionist pressures.

The book will interest teachers, students and general readers concerned with British history and economic and social history, and appeal to specialists in the fields of business history, regulation and food, medicine and nutrition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719081286
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	11/01/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Michael French is Senior Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow. Jim Phillips is Lecturer in Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow

Table of Contents

Table vi

Acknowledgements vii

1 Food and state regulation 1

2 The food business and interest groups, 1875-1938 11

3 The evolution and operation of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907 33

4 Food scares and the Local Government Board 66

5 Assessing food additives: regulating chemical preservatives, 1888-1938 96

6 Standards and central government, 1899-1938 124

7 Conflicts of interest: milk regulation, 1875-1938 158

8 Conclusion 185

Bibliography 194

Index 204