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Tracking Food Fraud From the Market to the Plate
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July 9, 2018
The French Are Not Okay With Spanish Rosé Being Passed Off as ‘French’
Everything is not rosé
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September 7, 2016
Seafood Fraud Is Literally Everywhere
Out of 25,000 samples worldwide, 20 percent were mislabeled
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August 2, 2016
Why the Laws Policing Menu Fraud Don’t Really Work
Fake food is likely showing up at restaurants near you. So why are laws against it so rarely enforced?
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July 14, 2016
How to Avoid the Most Common Fake Foods on Restaurant Menus
Beware fancy-sounding promises of Kobe beef, red snapper, and truffle
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April 14, 2016
Surprise, Some 'Locally Sourced' Restaurants Are Lying to Diners
Were those "local" shrimp really farmed halfway across the world?
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March 30, 2016
Monkey Meat, Fake Booze, and Tainted Olives Seized in International Food Fraud Bust
Authorities have confiscated more than 10,000 tons of illicit foods in recent months
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February 8, 2016
Investigation Reveals Restaurants Are Serving Cheap Lobster Substitutes
Some "lobster ravioli" didn't even contain seafood at all.
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January 15, 2016
High-End Toronto Restaurant Busted For Selling Ordinary Steak as Wagyu
They also sold Quaker granola as "homemade" and bottled juice as "fresh-squeezed."
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December 23, 2015
What the Mast Brothers Scandal Says About Us
It's all about our discomfort with the dark truths of capitalism!
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December 17, 2015
Blogger Claims Brooklyn Chocolate Company Mast Brothers Was Founded on Lies
He alleges their chocolate hasn't always been "bean-to-bar."
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November 9, 2015
The Fight for Real Kobe Beef Is Coming to a Restaurant Near You
"Kobe" beef has gone unregulated in the U.S. for years. Japanese farmers are now trying to change that.
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April 6, 2015
Meet the Man Who Fights Rampant Food Fraud
"Other than the label somebody's written... you really have no idea where your food's coming from."