This article looks at the past development of chicory to adulterate coffee and how this intertwined with coffee making it affordable to the working class before becoming a victim of energy costs in the 1970's only for a new industry forcing chicory to be developed in the 1980's.

In 1829 a tax was imposed upon beer which was seen as a particularly hurtful tax  on rural labourers

Would you drink milk containing boric acid? Food  adulteration has been a hazard throughout time with the risk of poisoning it can...