Food Fraud
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How a Chilean raspberry scam made its way into Canada leading to a norovirus outbreakThe scheme lays bare the ease with which mislabeled, potentially risky products can be slipped past the world's health and customs agencies.CanadaOct 6, 2020
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Head of America’s largest organic food fraud scheme sentenced to 10 yearsBetween 2010 and 2017, consumers nationwide were fooled into paying extra to buy products ranging from eggs to steak that they believed were better for the environment and their own healthWorldAug 16, 2019
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Consumers are being warned to be on the lookout for fake olive oilFood experts are predicting 2019 to be a bad year for fraudulent olive oils flooding the market.ConsumerFeb 21, 2019
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Food fraud: 6 of the most commonly faked products and how to avoid themIt turns out some of the most delicious food out there could be phoney.CanadaFeb 11, 2018
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Danielle Smith: Made in Canada? Maybe notKeith Warriner, professor in Food Safety, at the University of Guelph, weighs in on counterfeit vegetables and more.May 30, 2017
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Quebec to carry out targeted inspections to curb fraud in meat industryThe government announced it will boost inspections for food retailers who prepare their own ground beef and veal to clamp down on fraudulent practices.ConsumerMar 25, 2017
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Food fraud: study shows Canadians fear risksA majority of Canadian consumers are concerned that the foods they eat may be counterfeit, a new study by Dalhousie University says.CanadaFeb 21, 2017
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