Not On the Label

A brave examination of the calamities caused by a policy laughingly called one of 'cheap food' -- Jeremy Paxman Observer, Book of the Year Challenges each and every one of us to think again about what we buy and eat. It's almost like uncovering a secret state within the state -- Andrew Marr BBC Radio 4's Start the Week A thorough, complex and shocking insight into the food we eat in the twenty-first century ... Perhaps this should be sold as the most effective diet book ever written Daily Mail I can't remember when a book made me more angry. Lawrence's book should be compulsory reading ... Nothing is what it says on the packet -- Allison Pearson Evening Standard Her expose of the costs of our year-round food cornucopia leaves no packet unscanned, and very few undamned Independent A stark, challenging and compelling book Sunday Times A devastating analysis of the food business Sunday Telegraph Felicity Lawrence's horrifying account of how the food we eat is produced doesn't make for a good night's sleep but is compulsively readable. It is the sort of book that changes attitudes -- Peter Parker Evening Standard A blistering expose of the global food industry, focusing on the role supermarkets play in deciding what we eat and how it gets to us. This is a great book that anyone who eats should read. It is also a fantastic diet aid - you may never eat again! Bookmunch Superb, chilling, excellent. There are not many books that make you radically reconsider everyday choices. The facts simply stagger Scotland on Sunday