This week Riley and Luke explore the theme of product tampering in history. From horrible acts of war to odd legal pursuits people have been messing with each others food since the beginning of time.

 

1. The Australian Strawberry Tampering Scandal

2. Vlad the Blunt Force Trauma Guy

3. Orange You Glad I Didn't Poison all the Apples?

4. Mousin Dew

5. Tylenol Murder Mystery

 

Sources:

1a. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/today-show-host-karl-stefanovic-tackles-strawberry-crisis/news-story/8c456b9b07b1a6c9969fe151b05a1c7b

1b. https://www.perthnow.com.au/business/agriculture/strawberry-needle-crisis-boy-arrested-in-nsw-as-fresh-cases-of-fruit-contamination-reported-across-australia-ng-b88966294z

2a. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlad_the_Impaler

2b. https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/real-count-dracula1.htm

3a. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1978/02/02/terrorists-poison-israeli-oranges/5650c62a-7ef2-497d-9b20-c47d4376c908/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.37884cf95d40

4a. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-mountain-dew-really-dissolve/

4b. https://www.foxnews.com/health/lawsuit-man-claims-he-became-ill-after-discovering-mouse-in-soda

5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Tylenol_murders