by Bee Wilson
First published 2008
Swindled charts the shocking history of food fraud, from the Roman Empire to the modern day. Bee Wilson reveals how unscrupulous merchants have adulterated our foods for centuries, adding dangerous fillers, substituting inferior ingredients, and even selling complete counterfeits. This gripping exposé shows how the love of money has repeatedly trumped consumer safety, and the drastic impact these scams have had on public health. But at its core, Swindled is a powerful story of society's evolving relationship with the food we eat.
Genres: history, non-fiction, 21st-century, food, food-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: investigative-journalism
Period: Roman Empire, Modern Day
400 pages · Hardcover · Princeton University Press