Cheated Not Poisoned?
Food Regulation in the United Kingdom, 1875-1938
Published on 1. November 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
220 pages
978-0-7190-8128-6 (ISBN)
Description
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. -- .
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. -- .
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-8128-6 (9780719081286)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
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 -- .
Content
1. Food and state regulation
2. The food business and interest groups, 1875-1938
3. The evolution and operation of The Sales of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907
4. Food scares and the Local Government Board
5. Assessing food additives: regulating chemical preservatives, 1888-1938
6. Standards and central government, 1889-1938
7. Conflicts of interest: milk regulation, 1875-1938
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index -- .
2. The food business and interest groups, 1875-1938
3. The evolution and operation of The Sales of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-1907
4. Food scares and the Local Government Board
5. Assessing food additives: regulating chemical preservatives, 1888-1938
6. Standards and central government, 1889-1938
7. Conflicts of interest: milk regulation, 1875-1938
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index -- .