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13 Jan Where does vanilla stand in terms of food fraud?

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The wholesale price of vanilla pods has escalated nearly 500% over the past four and a half years, due to severe weather conditions affecting quality and availability – making vanilla the second-most expensive spice after saffron, and worth more per kilogram than silver.

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28 May Busted! Massive European olive oil scam

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An international operation coordinated by Europol has resulted in the dismantling of an large organised criminal network behind the fraudulent sale of huge quantities of counterfeit extra virgin olive oil in Germany and Italy.

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09 May Five South African food heists

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Missing beehives, hijacked food trucks and notorious perlemoen smugglers, these are few of the infamous South African food heists to know about, worth millions of rands.

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19 Apr Paris court hands down convictions over 2013 horsemeat scandal

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Four men have been found guilty of falsely labeling horsemeat as beef. The convictions stem from a Europe-wide scandal in 2013 in which the meat was used in frozen lasagna and other industrial food products.

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13 Mar Police bust food-bev fraudsters in Gauteng

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Here's tale of cops uncovering some high-level food-bev fraud underway in SA....

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14 Nov Japan’s new ‘horsemeat’ scandal

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Renowned for its cuisine and with discerning consumers who put priority on food provenance, a high-profile food fraud scandal is unfolding in Japan. It has engulfed some of the country's most prestigious hotels and department stores and threatens to undermine the international reputation...

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27 Feb Anheuser-Busch accused of watering down several brands

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And we thought they just liked it this way? Two California residents are suing Anheuser-Busch, alleging that the company waters down Budweiser and other beers "significantly" to boost profits, their attorneys announced Tuesday....

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17 Jan Horsemeat in burger scandal grabs massive UK media attention

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An unlikely headline hogger, but news that horse DNA has been found in burgers sold by four major supermarket chains operating in Britain – Aldi, Iceland, Lidl and Tesco – and sold in the UK and Ireland, has drawn massive media coverage.

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17 Dec Is there horse in your wors? Not unlikely!

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Can you trust the labels on processed meats – mince, sausages, deli meats and burgers? If a study conducted by Dr Donna Cawthorn, a food scientist with the University of Stellenbosch, is anything to go by, you can’t, reports IOL consumer columnist, Wendy Knowler....

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13 Sep DoH on warpath over mislabelled IQF chicken

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Such is the level of non-compliance with legally-correct labelling of "Individually Quick Frozen (IQF)" chicken products sold across the country, the Dept of Health has found it necessary to issue a statement warning consumers that they are being duped in many instances, and that it...

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12 Apr ‘Nature’s barcode’ tells the story of foods’ true origin

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History has taught us that wherever there is a large price difference between two similar products and no objective means of checking is available, fraud can and does take place. Fish fraud – labeling a less-desirable species as a more desirable one –...

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29 Feb Meat species substitution: getting to grips with the problem

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Food fraud is big business, and it has been in the news headlines in SA when it comes to fish substitution, and more recently in late 2011 with the Orion meat saga in Cape Town where the company incurred the outrage...

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05 Jan The greasy game of olive oil fraud

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Olive oil fraud is a problem the world over, including South Africa. A new book, Extra Virginity: the Sublime and Scandalous World of Olive Oil, the author, Tom Mueller, an American who lives in Italy, lays bare the workings of an industry that...

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24 Nov The infinite pervasiveness of food fraud

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The pervasiveness of food fraud is almost infinite – and needs a continuing public-private partnership approach to tackle it, according to a new paper published in the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists. It is a food protection...

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