The UK Government Chemist team, hosted at LGC, has recently published two scientific papers about the increasing complexity of honey authentication.
A story that appeared in the UK media in Novemb [...]
Eleven out of the 30 extra virgin olive oils evaluated by Altroconsumo - the largest independent consumer organization in Italy - had faults relating to organoleptic qualities (aroma and taste) that would preve [...]
The findings of the first coordinated control plan on the authenticity of herbs and spices in the Europeam market has recently been released by the European Commission. The oregano supply chain was the most sus [...]
Nestlé is warning customers about the counterfeiting of a soluble coffee advertised as "Nescafé Gold," which, according to current information, is most likely offered at weekly markets and smaller [...]
In the European market, honey scam is fairly common. For this reason, the French consumer group Que Choisir examined 40 supermarket jars and discovered 18 samples violated of the laws.
First, the [...]
A brand-new approach has been proven to be effective in identifying food frauds in fish, rice, fruit juices, olive oil, milk, and spices, particularly oregano and saffron. ENEA developed the SafeFood, a photoac [...]
The European Commission has recently released the 2020 annual report of the EU Agri-Food Fraud Network (EU FFN) and the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation system for Food Fraud (AAC-FF).
Ov [...]
According to publicly available statistics, honey is routinely ranked as one of the top five food fraud products. Honey is significantly more expensive to make than other sugar syrups, especially those derived [...]
According to Croatian newspapers, Europol and Interpol have identified horse meat sold as veal as part of the operation OPSON X. Thus, the horse meat scandal has resurfaced. The problem arose following statemen [...]
The findings of Oceana Canada's newest seafood fraud investigation, published on August 4th as part of the most extensive, nationwide, multi-year DNA testing research in Canada, show that 46% of seafood samples [...]
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