Not on the Label: What Really Goes into the Food on Your Plate - Felicity Lawrence

The food industry seems to go from scare to scare; salmonella in eggs, BSE in beef, listeria in cheese and chicken, the list is endless and repeating. We are told that we're partly to blame in requiring permanent access to what used to be seasonal foods, and because we want cheaper and cheaper food. The blame can be largely laid at the door of the food industry where adulteration and mass processing are carried out in the name of speed and profit. Felicity Lawrence, in her role as consumer affairs correspondent for the Guardian newspaper, carried out many investigations into Britain's food industry. Her findings, covering several different food types, are ...  Read the complete review