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I'm glad that this article is about actual fraud rather than the much more common (and less interesting) "Processed food isn't real food" type hysteria that is much more prevalent these days.
It is more common because that problem is much more widespread and ultimately much more dangerous for the health of the victims.
That's why EU people are protesting against TTIP. We're worried that the lower standards that are common in USA, will prevail, and any resistance will be trampled in private arbitrage courts.
TTIP is one of the worst things that could happen to quality of life in Europe.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal
As I said - incidents happen. And if the last scandal you have found is dated back to 2013, that only confirms my point.
> if the last scandal you have found is dated back to 2013, that only confirms my point.
Words fail me at your reasoning. How closely do you think I follow foreign food purity issues?
The article conflates the problem of "the physical item is a bait-and-switch" with the problem of "same thing made the same way, just not in the geographical location with the name". If the only thing that differentiates two food items is the name of the location in which one was made, then that's just pure food wank.
I've always been frustrated by the lack of government involvement in situations like this. Not specific to food but businesses in general. I leave my car parked for an hour past when I'm supposed to - harming no one really - and I get a ticket. Meanwhile blatant fraud gets ignored?
Is there an app or a site that tracks brands and tests their claims of what's in their food? I'm always curious especially when buying olive oil if what I'm buying is actually real. I think the biggest issue is consumers have no way of knowing what's actually in the food they eat. If the information were readily available it'd be much harder to push food substitutes.
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> To me, Greek Yoghurt has to come from greece, that's what I expect as a customer. Why do you expect that? It can't be based on the name, since virtually all foods with an origin name were not actually made there. I'm pretty sure you don't expect Cheddar cheese to have come from Cheddar? Would you accept ordinary yoghurt that was imported from Greece being sold as "Greek Yoghurt"? If I imported Camembert cheese from…
You can expect that because EU regulation requires it to be that way.
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It is more common because that problem is much more widespread and ultimately much more dangerous for the health of the victims.
When you cook something on your stove, it becomes "processed food". If you have an aversion towards anything you hear is 'processed food', you are basically a chump.