The Multi-Billion Dollar Problem of Food Fraud

MarketPlace, American Public Media

​Food companies are having all sorts of trouble with their brands lately, around issues like how healthy their products are or whether they have GMO ingredients. But another big issue that can really hurt their brands is food fraud, where suppliers may do things like substitute products or ingredients with lower quality, cheaper ones. Many food ingredients can be adulterated, according to Mitchell Weinberg, head of the global food fraud detection firm INSCATECH.

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