SORTING THE BEEF FROM THE BULL: THE SCIENCE OF FOOD FRAUD FORENSICS

Book ID/图书代码： 02000015B81673

English Summary/英文概要： Horsemeat in our burgers, melamine in our infant’s milk, artificial colours in our fish and fruit ...as our urban lifestyle takes us further and further away from our food sources, there are increasing opportunities for dishonesty, duplicity and profit-making short-cuts. Food adulteration, motivated by money, is an issue that has spanned the globe throughout human history. Whether it’s a matter of making a good quality oil stretch a bit further by adding a little extra ’something’ or labelling a food falsely to appeal to current consumer trends - it’s all food fraud, and it costs the food industry billions of dollars each year. The price to consumers may be even higher, with some paying for these crimes with their health and, in some cases, their lives. So how do we sort the beef from the bull (or horse, as the case may be)? This book explains the scientific tools and techniques that revealed the century’s biggest food fraud scams. It looks in detail at the biggest scams in recent times; drawing on the lead author’s extensive experience at the forefront of the fight against these fraudsters, it goes on to explore the arms-race between scientists and adulterers as better techniques for detection spur more creative and sophisticated means of adulteration. Finally, it looks at the up-and-coming techniques and devices that will help the industry and consumers fight food fraud in the future. Engagingly written by Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple, this book lifts the lid on the forensics involved, and brings the full story of a fascinating and under-reported applied science to light.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 我们吃的的汉堡里有马肉，我们孩子喝的牛奶里有三聚氰胺，我们食用的鱼肉和水果里有人工色素。。。。。。城市的生活方式让我们离食物的源头越来越远，也给了不诚信，欺骗以及快速牟取暴利提供了越来越多的机会。在金钱利益的驱使下，食品掺假已经成为了一个席卷全球和贯穿人类历史的问题。不论是添加点额外的“调剂”，以为了让一瓶高品质的油更香一些，还是在食品上贴上误导性的标签，以跟上消费趋势 --- 这些都可以算作是食品造假，并且食品行业每年都要为此斥资百万美元。而对消费者而言，代价或许更高。有些消费者因为食品造假这一犯罪行为付出了健康代价，而在有些案例中，甚至有人因此失去了生命。我们应该如何鉴定食品是否被掺假，牛肉真的是出自牛身上吗（又或者其实来源于马）？本书将详细介绍科学的工具与技巧，从而揭开本世纪最大的食物造假骗局。全书详细叙述了近段时间来最大的食物掺假案件；引用了目前在活跃在打假前线的主要作者们的大量经验案例。同时该书还探究了科学家与造假者们之间的角逐，尤其是发明出了更好的检测方法，可以探测出更新，更复杂的掺假方式。最终，本书将展望未来的检测技法与设备，从而帮助食品行业及消费者们在未来更便捷地打假。在理查德•艾弗谢德与妮可拉•坦布尔的笔下，本书生动地揭开了食品科学鉴定的神秘面纱，从而让读者们得以全面了解这一鲜为人知却精彩非凡的应用科学技术。（DC）

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About the Author/作者介绍： 理查德•艾弗谢德 FRS是布里斯托大学的一名生物化学教授。在他长达三十年的职业生涯中，他见证了分析化学领域里翻天覆地的变化。起初，艾弗谢德的工作主要是色彩分析与质谱法研究，而考古学则是一个他一直坚持研究的领域。他所开创的研究方法如今已被应用在其他领域，尤其是在检测食品掺假方面，他的团队研发出了检测极度暴利同时也极其危险的违法素油掺假的方法。他的检测方法还曾被用于Tandem软件上，帮助伦敦警察进行凶杀案的调查。妮可拉•坦布尔是一名生物学家，保守党员以及科学作家。她的文字引领着她从埃塞俄比亚的火山边缘来到加拿大雨林的三文鱼溪边。妮可拉主要居住在布里斯托，她帮助大学，研究所和个人创作精彩的科学故事，讲述研究是如何走出闭塞的学术圈并对更广阔的世界产生影响。

Richard Evershed FRS is Professor of Biogeochemistry at the University of Bristol. His thirty-year career has seen tremendous changes in the world of analytical chemistry. Initially, Evershed’s work focused on chromatographic and mass spectrometry studies, especially in archaeology, an area he continues to research; the methodologies he pioneered have been used in several other areas, notably in detecting food fraud, where his team developed methods for detecting the highly lucrative but dangerous and illegal adulteration of vegetable oil. His methods have even been used in tandem with the Metropolitan Police to help in murder investigations. Nicola Temple is a biologist, conservationist and science writer. Her writing has taken her from the precipices of volcanoes in Ethiopia to the banks of salmon streams in Canada’s temperate rainforest. Based in Bristol, Nicola works with universities, research councils and individuals to develop engaging science stories on how research has an impact beyond the closeted world of academia. nicolatemple.com / @nicolatemple

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