Who Poisoned Your Bacon?

The Dangerous History of Meat Additives

Guillaume Coudray, Bee Wilson

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04 May 2021

General & world history; Society & Social Sciences; Food & society; Food manufacturing & related industries

Did you know that bacon, ham, hot dogs and salami are classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as 'category 1 carcinogens'?

Would you eat them if you knew they caused bowel cancer?

Following ten years of detailed investigation, documentary film-maker Guillaume Coudray presents a powerful examination of the use of nitro-additives in meat. As he reveals, most mass-produced processed meats, and now even many 'artisanal' products, contain chemicals that react with meat to form cancer-causing compounds. He tells the full story of how, since the 1970s, the meat-processing industry has denied the health risks because these additives make curing cheaper and quicker, extending shelf life and giving meat a pleasing pink colour.

These additives are, in fact, unnecessary. Parma ham has not contained them for nearly 30 years - and indeed all traditional cured meats were once produced without nitrate and nitrite. Progressive producers are now increasingly following that example.?

Who Poisoned Your Bacon Sandwich? - featuring a foreword by acclaimed food writer Bee Wilson - is the authoritative, gripping and scandalous story of big business flying in the face of scientific health warnings. It allows you to evaluate the risks, and carries a message of hope that things can change.

AUTHOR: Guillaume Coudray is a French director and producer of documentary films. A political scientist by training, he is a graduate of Sciences Po and a former research grantee at the National Foundation for Political Science. His decade-long investigation into meat-processing has led to widespread press coverage and a hard-hitting film documentary broadcast in more than fifteen countries, which has had a major impact on the meat-processing industry. He lives in Paris. Follow him on twitter at @g_coudray

By: Guillaume Coudray
Foreword by: Bee Wilson
Imprint: Icon Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 392g
ISBN: 9781785786112
ISBN 10: 1785786113
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 04 May 2021
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product

Guillaume Coudray is a French author and director of documentary films. He is a graduate of Sciences Po and a former research grantee at the National Foundation for Political Science. This is his first book; he lives in Paris.