Food fraud secretly infiltrates kitchens across America — here's how to avoid it

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Food fraud costs the global food industry $40 billion per year, misleading consumers while posing potential public health risks, according to the FDA.

The food in your kitchen cabinets may not be what it seems.

Fraudsters motivated by economic gain secretly infiltrate the global food market through a variety of means, including counterfeits, dilutions, substitution and mislabeling.Some estimates say food fraud affects at least 1% of the global food industry at a cost as high as $40 billion a year, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

Between 2012 and 2021, the most common type food fraud was lying about an animal's origin and dilution or substitution, both ranking at 16% of recorded incidents by food-safety monitor Food Chain ID. "If I drink scotch, I couldn't tell you [the] difference between a $50 bottle and a $5,000 bottle. So, I know I could be deceived at that point," Spink said.

 

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1%? Lmk when it’s 2

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If you watch CNBC, chances are, you've watched fake news

Watch out they're going to ban food

They just won't learn

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You can afford to be picky AND buy expensive oil in this economy? Meanwhile, the rest of us are skimming the fat off of meats and reusing canola.

Fake? Because it doesn’t state an expiration date? The FDA will have approved the product is not ‘fake’ when it’s imported into the US

How much of that is Taco Bell?

First I gotta worry about fake sneakers now I gotta worry about fake food 😖

speaking of Fake ! CNBC editors are Rascist

My son had food poisoning last week. Bad chicken (undercooked) from a restaurant….

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