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Article: Food fraud. (includes article on food fraud penalties)
- Article from:
- Food Processing
- Article date:
- January 1, 1993
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1993 Putman Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Unethical food companies substitute inferior ingredients to increase profits and to give themselves a competitive advantage in the marketplace. FDA & USDA are stepping up their efforts to put these offenders out of business--permanently
Food companies pride themselves on the safety and quality of their products. However, there are increasing reports of unscrupulous companies that do not adhere to the same ethics, or for that matter, any ethics at all.
Food fraud takes different forms. It can be straight adulteration, where marginal product is intentionally shipped or substandard ingredients are used instead of the real thing. More frequently, food fraud ...