In 1858, the industrial city of Bradford was the scene of one of the most horrifying food-related tragedies in British history – the case of Humbug Billy.
A well-known sweet vendor in Bradford, Billy unknowingly sold peppermint humbugs laced with arsenic, leading to the deaths of 21 people and poisoning over 200 more. The arsenic had been accidentally used instead of a sugar substitute, due to a catastrophic error at a local pharmacy.
The Bradford poisoning scandal shocked the nation and exposed the dangerous lack of regulation in food and medicine during the Victorian era. This tragedy not only changed public health laws in Britain but also left a permanent stain on Bradford’s industrial past.
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