Sorting the Beef from the Bull
The Science of Food Fraud Forensics
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نقد و بررسی
February 15, 2016
Biogeochemistry professor Evershed and conservationist Temple take up the daunting subject of food fraud, an increasingly problematic issue compounded by the global nature of our food supply chains. From vegetable oil to beef, honey, spices, and fish (the most rampantly fraudulent single item), Evershed and Temple reveal the many ways food fraud occurs: sometimes from innocent motives, like repurposing old food to avoid waste; sometimes from more sinister objectives, like deliberately creating a synthetic product, as in the baby-formula scandal in China in 2004. Research is nicely contextualized with historical instances of fraud, as Evershed and Temple evaluate how government and nonprofit organizations are working to detect the problem and deter it. Science plays a big role in this field; the authors detail the incredible way DNA testing can be used to verify food authenticity and the molecular breakdown of foods and their substitutesthis, as well as frequent statistics, gives their narrative a fact- and number-heavy feel, despite fairly streamlined explanations. Still, those interested in muckraking journalism, food science, and environmental conservation won't be dissuaded from reading this account.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2016, American Library Association.)
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