"…a story that appeared in the #UK media in November 2020, Supermarket brands of honey are ‘bulked out with cheap sugar syrups made from rice and corn’ after which the #FoodStandardsAgency #FSA asked the #GovernmentChemist to investigate…

“The composition of #honey, a complex #naturalProduct, continues to challenge analytical methods attempting to determine its authenticity particularly in the face of sophisticated #adulteration…"

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/gc-team-publishes-scientific-papers-on-honey-authentication

#Adulteration #Authentication

GC team publishes scientific papers on honey authentication

The UK Government Chemist team has recently had two significant scientific papers published in Nature Portfolio Journal, npj-Science of Food, highlighting the increasing complexity of honey authentication

GOV.UK

😬 turmeric lead chromate 😳 😡 😫 sigh
Sorry about the spoiler but a pretty gripping read - and a hopeful ending to the article via @NPR
#Food #Adulteration #Spices #Cooking #Science

"You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery"

https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2024/09/23/nx-s1-5011028/detectives-mystery-lead-poisoning-new-york-bangladesh

#China's #MilkSurplus illustrates the unintended consequences of #Beijing's #FoodSecurity-driven efforts to boost its #DairySector by touting consumption and encouraging expansion. #HighCosts and the legacy of an #adulteration scandal in 2008 that killed at least six children and hospitalized thousands, meanwhile, limit its export opportunities.

China #DairyFarms swim in milk as fewer babies, slow economy cut demand
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-dairy-farms-swim-in-milk-as-fewer-babies-slow-economy-cut-demand/ar-AA1qSrn8?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01

MSN

#Adulteration is rampant in the #avocado oil industry & people are misled by large #retailers. High value #oils can be targets for economically motivated adulteration. Researchers had earlier found that #oliveoil labeled “extra virgin” was not: https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/08/27/avocado-oil-adulteration-tests/ #foodsafety
Why your avocado oil may be fake and contain other cheap oils

Scientists say adulteration is rampant in the avocado oil industry, and many people are being misled by some of the nation’s largest retail chains.

Washington Post
Olive oil fraud and mislabelling cases hit record high in EU

Fifty potential cases in first three months of this year as rising costs lead to increase in parallel market

The Guardian

3/3 I continue to be a fan of iD (particularly of the newly launched ready-to-eat chutney range), of course. But I cannot help pointing out that this tweet (and on Instagram; on LinkedIn Mustafa has not attached the news pic even though the text is the same, alluding to the news) is unlike iD's or PC Mustafa's usual tone.

#corporatecommunications #news #momentmarketing #adulteration #communication

#adulteration, or dilution, is among the most common forms of #food #fraud, a problem on the rise worldwide - and in #Australia. From #prawns plumped up with gel to #wine watered down with fruit juice, food fraud is a growing problem that costs producers billions.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/from-gel-filled-prawns-to-diluted-wine-food-fraud-is-on-the-rise/x45nb1736

From gel filled prawns to diluted wine: Food fraud is on the rise

An extra 2.5 million Australians are now classified as obese compared with a decade ago, as the federal government considers a proposal to limit junk-food advertising targeted towards children. The new figures shine the light on alternative perspectives on what it means to be obese as well what…

SBS News
ICYMI: 'In 1820, Frederick Accum published a book, best known by its biblical subtitle "Death in the Pot", showing the widespread fraudulent and dangerous adulteration of common foods and drinks bought in London.' https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23978473211033034 #foodhistory #adulteration #drink