Food & Beverage

Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE main hubs for fake trade

Unsurprisingly, China is the main source of counterfeit goods, and they often transit via Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE.

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  After dog death, pet food firm sued for adulteration

  A $5m lawsuit pitched at pet food firm Evanger claims dog died after eating product adulterated with a veterinary euthanasia drug.

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  Nuclear-based tech in the fight against food fraud

  The battle to fight food fraud is getting a helping hand from the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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  Anti-counterfeit technology gets a taste for whiskey

  A solution to determine whether a whiskey is fake or not has been created in the form of an artificial 'tongue'.

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  Hyderabad the focus of numerous food fraud scams

  Allegations of plastic rice - denied by producers - prompt investigation by authorities in Hyderebad.

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  Milk adulteration to be probed in Indian state

  A special committee is to be formed in India to probe the incidence of milk adulteration in one of its states.

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  EU-Brazil trade talks 'should be suspended over meat scandal'

  Diplomats have been urged to suspend EU agriculture trade negotiations with Brazil after the rotten meat scandal.