{"product_id":"swindled","title":"Swindled","description":"\u003cp\u003eSalmonella . . . toxins . . . additives . . . food scares . . . Have you ever wondered how our food has become so untrustworthy? Have we ever been able to trust what we eat? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVia a fascinating mix of food politics, history and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many methods by which swindlers have tampered with our food throughout history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the leaded wine of ancient Rome to the food piracy of the twenty-first century we see the extraordinary ways food has been padded, poisoned, spiked, coloured, substituted, faked and mislabelled everywhere it has been sold.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBee Wilson reveals the strong historical currents which enable the fraudsters to flourish; the battle of the science of deception against the science of detection; the struggle to establish reliable standards. She also suggests some small ways in which we can all protect ourselves from swindles and learn to trust what we eat again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318928548222,"sku":"NW9780719567766","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780719567766.jpg?v=1778726337","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/swindled","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}