Download or read book Cheated Not Poisoned? written by Michael French and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2000-09-02 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the first comprehensive evaluation of Britain’s food laws from the 1860s to 1930s and the first analysis of the Victorian anti-adulteration legislation in 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 historically has been shaped by competing business and consumer-protectionist pressures.