Food, science, policy, and regulation in the twentieth century : international and comparative perspectives / edited by David F. Smith and Jim Phillips
1. Food policy and regulation: a multiplicity of actors and experts / David F. Smith and Jim Phillips -- 2. Compositional food standards in the United Kingdom: the case of the Willis Inquiry, 1929-1934 / Mike French and Jim Phillips -- 3. The pasteurisation of England: the science, culture and health implications of milk processing, 1900-1950 / Peter J. Atkins -- 4. Veterinary inspection and food hygiene in the twentieth century / Peter A. Koolmees -- 5. The People's League of Health and the campaign against bovine tuberculosis in the 1930s / L. Margaret Barnett -- 6. 'Axes to grind': popularising the science of vitamins, 1920s and 1930s / Harmke Kamminga
Summary
This highly topical book offers a comprehensive study of the interaction of food, politics and science over the last hundred years. A range of important case studies, from pasteurisation in Britain to the E coli outbreak offers new material for those interested in science policy and the role of expertise in modern political culture
