Late last year, Interpol-Europol agents seized hundreds of tons of counterfeit, fake and substandard food and beverages, including champagne, cheese, olive oil and tea, across 10 countries in Europe.
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In the broad range of serious food issues – from dangerous pathogens to chemical residues to bioterrorism – food fraud, or economically-motivated adulteration, often takes a backseat. But should it? Research shows
A professor at the University of Saskatchewan has developed an internal tracking system that would combat food fraud.
“Adulteration of food products, either through mislabeling, ingredient substitution or dilution with
“At US dinner tables, the food may be a fraud,” read the Seattle Times’ headline, “Federal regulators not doing enough to curb ‘food fraud’,” said The Dallas Morning News. This
Michigan State University recently launched a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program to address an all too common and often ignored food policy issue: food fraud.
According to the university, “the Anti-Counterfeiting and