"Food experts say that engine oil is among the substances found in olive oil. In a weeklong food fraud crackdown last year, the French authorities seized 100 tons of fish, seafood and frogs legs whose origin was incorrectly labeled; 1.2 tons of fake truffle shavings; 500 kilograms, or 1,100 pounds, of inedible pastries; false Parmesan cheese from America and Egypt; and liquor from a Dutch company marketed as tequila. Even religious communities are not immune. In Britain, the Food Standards Agency has warned against drinking Zam Zam water, which is sacred to Muslims and comes from Saudi Arabia. Bottles sold in Britain “may contain high levels of arsenic or nitrates,” the agency said." OMG. nytimes/2013/06/27/business/food-fraud-more-widespread-than-suspected.html?pagewanted=2&tntemail0=y&emc=tnt&pagewanted=all
Posted on: Mon, 01 Jul 2013 03:19:24 +0000
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