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If you've only thought of counterfeiting in terms of handbags, clothing, dvds and pharmaceuticals, and never considered that the food you are eating may be counterfeit, well think again. This section deals with all kinds of counterfeit food and drink, from fake fine wines and other alcoholic beverages to tofu, fish sauce, eggs and even blueberries! In the panel below you can select a specific brand or just read the general f&b news items listed below to get a general overview of the kinds of food items that are being faked.
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| NRI scientists devise fake Scotch test - Friday, November 04, 2011Three Indian-origin physicists in Scotland have developed a simple laser test that they claim can help detect counterfeit Scotch whisky from a sample no bigger than a teardrop. read more ...
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| UK: Lasers shed new light on counterfeit whisky - Monday, October 31, 2011St Andrews University researchers have claimed they can work out a whisky's brand, age and cask by using a ray of light the size of a human hair. read more ...
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| Bill: felony to sell fake maple syrup as real - Sunday, October 30, 2011To protect the purity of Vermont's signature crop and to dissuade others from passing off fake maple syrup for the real thing — which sells for about $50 a gallon — Vermont's two U.S. senators have co-sponsored a bill that would make it a felony to sell fake maple syrup as the real thing. read more ...
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| Fake maple syrup could become a felony - Friday, October 28, 2011It's not simply a matter of protecting the maple syrup industry and preserving the value of the brand. It's also a matter of making sure consumers are told the truth about what they're buying. read more ...
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| UK: Drinkers warned over counterfeit Shardonnay - Tuesday, October 11, 2011Trading Standards said they had found thousands of bottles of fake Jacob's Creek wine. The misspelled labels offer "Wine of Austrlia", tell people to "Drink Responsibily" and point them to the "Drinkoware" website. read more ...
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| UK Police warn over counterfeit Vodka - Sunday, July 03, 2011Shops and customers are being warned to watch out for counterfeit bottles of vodka after a woman claimed she needed hospital treatment after drinking illegal spirits. read more ...
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| How to distinguish between real and counterfeit eggs - Sunday, April 10, 2011KUCHING: The recent reports of fake eggs in Pulau Tikus, Penang has also rattled consumers here, although there have been no reports of such counterfeits in the state so far. read more ...
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| Fake wine recalled - Saturday, March 19, 2011The LCBO is recalling an Italian red wine and police are investigating after some bottles of the wine were found to be counterfeit. read more ...
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| Ontario recalls counterfeit wine - Saturday, March 19, 2011The LCBO says people who have purchased a 750-ml bottle of 2006 Negrar Amarone Classico should return it in exchange for a 2007 or 2008 bottle or a refund. read more ...
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| Christie's wins dismissal of counterfeit wine suit - Saturday, March 19, 2011Christie’s International Plc won dismissal of a lawsuit filed by billionaire collector William Koch that claimed the auction house “induced” him into buying counterfeit wine. read more ...
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| Counterfeit honey seized in Salem - Sunday, March 13, 2011The counterfeit honey, which was discovered to be compound malt sweetener, was imported from Hong Kong and falsely labeled as honey from Thailand. read more ...
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| Fake wines pose a threat to Hong Kong industry - Monday, February 28, 2011Counterfeit wine in Hong Kong must not be taken off the radar, said a wine expert and connoisseur this week. read more ...
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| Counterfeit wine producers arrested in North China - Sunday, January 30, 2011A number of suspects have been arrested for producing counterfeit and substandard wine in China, the country's food safety authorities said Friday, as the Spring Festival approaches and liquor sales boom. read more ...
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| Fake blueberries pervade cerals, muffins, bagels - Thursday, January 27, 2011If you love cereals that come with blueberries inside, get ready to be disappointed. Most likely, those aren't real blueberries – they're blueberry "crunchlets." read more ...
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| From Taco Bell 'meat' to fake syrup: a bad week for stomachs - Wednesday, January 26, 2011Fake purses used to be a consumer's biggest purchasing problem, but lately it seems buyers need to beware of fake food. No stomach is safe. From fast food to seemingly wholesome food, over and over the cover is being blown on what we think we're eating. read more ...
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| Fake blueberries abound in food products - Thursday, January 20, 2011A range of fake blueberries are in a number of retail food items that contain labels or photos suggesting real blueberries were used in the products, according to an investigation. read more ...
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| Counterfeit apple tea: customs detain two containers - Tuesday, January 18, 2011Pursuant to the order of the High Court of Colombo in an intellectual property litigation, the Customs detained two containers containing counterfeit Apple Tea until the final determination of the matter. read more ...
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| China has fake wine, tofu and now eggs - Wednesday, January 05, 2011In one of the latest stings, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) uncovered the process behind the making of fake eggs - a persistent practice that is dangerous because of the chemicals used. read more ...
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| Trading Standards in UK seize counterfeit Vodka - Wednesday, December 29, 2010THE owner of two Harrow Weald off licences was fined after 18 bottles of counterfeit vodka were found on sale. read more ...
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| Factories shut for producing bogus tofu - Wednesday, December 29, 2010Two factories in Wuhan, Hubei Province, have been closed by local authorities for producing and selling fake tofu products that experts say are detrimental to health. read more ...
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| Store sold counterfeit and smuggled alcohol - Monday, December 13, 2010A SWINDON shop owner has been banned from controlling alcohol sales at his business after a licensing review heard he bought and sold counterfeit and smuggled alcohol. read more ...
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| Customs smashes counterfeit MSG workshop - Monday, July 26, 2010Hong Kong Customs officers detected a workshop engaged in counterfeit gourmet seasoning - Monosodium glutamate (MSG) manufacturing on July 24. read more ...
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| Counterfeit wine below the radar - Friday, July 09, 2010Britain’s Sun recently reported that supermarket Tesco sold two bottles of counterfeit Louis Jadot Pouilly-Fuissé, distributed by Hatch Mansfield, to a customer named Danny McGowan of Clacton, Essex, who described the fake bottle as having a label thatlooked photocopied. read more ...
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| Fake Japanese foods fill Asian shelves - Tuesday, July 06, 2010Tokyo officials say they face an uphill battle to stop a flood of falsely labeled food products hitting store shelves across Asia aimed at fooling unwary shoppers into believing the items were "made in Japan." read more ...
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| Bogus fish sauce factory shut down - Friday, May 28, 2010THAILAND - The Public Health Ministry has closed the Boontheung factory in Sing Buri for producing bogus fish sauce and told public health offices nationwide to conduct random checks on factories producing food products as well inform consumers about their rights. read more ...
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| Carbon dating fingers fake wine - Monday, April 12, 2010There’s a new method to find out whether your prized wine could be is a fake. read more ...
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| Christie's sold counterfeit wine, collector Koch says in suit - Wednesday, March 31, 2010Christie’s International Plc, the London-based auction house, was sued by billionaire collector William Koch for selling counterfeit wine. read more ...
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| Detecting fake wine vintages: it's an (atomic) blast - Sunday, March 21, 2010Two decades of atomic bomb testing in the atmosphere are yielding an unexpected bonus for consumers, scientists reported here today at the 239th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). It's a new test to determine whether that Bordeaux or burgundy is from a fine vintage year and commands premium price or actually is a counterfeit vin ordinaire or cheap plonk worth much less. read more ...
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| After counterfeit designer handbags, counterfeit fine wine - Wednesday, November 18, 2009Petrus, Romanée-Conti, Chateau d'Yquem are among the wines coveted by connoisseurs and targeted by counterfeiters. read more ...
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