Aug 20017
“Fight the poisoners of the people!” The beginnings of food regulation in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 1889-1930, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia), HCS-Manguinhos vol.24 no.2 abr./jun. 2017.
In Brazil, the First World War triggered a dramatic food crisis. For this reason, the country saw a massive increase in falsified goods.
This paper spans the First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930) and shows that since its proclamation the issue of regulating the food trade was part of health policies, but implementation was repeatedly delayed because of other priorities.
This situation only changed with the health reforms of the early 1920s, which allows us to identify the First World War food crisis as a decisive point for the Brazilian state to take responsibility in this area.
Read the full paper:
Brinkmann, Sören. “Fight the poisoners of the people!” The beginnings of food regulation in São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, 1889-1930. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, Abr 2017, vol.24, no.2, p.313-331. ISSN 0104-5970
