The squad of volunteer poisoners. The unknown history of the birth of food safety

Abstract

The history of food fraud is lost in the mists of time, but has reached unacceptable levels with the development of large agri-food companies that have prospered at the expense of consumers’ health in an unregulated market. To put an end to their impunity, the American chemist Harvey Wiley carried out an unprecedented scientific experiment on human guinea pigs.