Food & Beverage

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  Police bust major fake olive oil ring in Italy, Germany

  An enforcement operation has taken down a large-scale criminal network that was selling fraudulent olive oil in Europe.

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  IBM, Yara join forces on digitising food supply

  IBM and Yara will develop a digital farming platform to boost yields and quality as well as secure the supply chain.

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  Pakistan shutters juice factories making fake soft drinks

  The authorities in Pakistan have shut down five factories accused of making counterfeit and adulterated juice products.

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  Fake seed potato certificates discovered in Netherlands

  The authorities in the Netherlands have discovered counterfeit seed potato certificates, after a tip-off from farmers in Belgium.

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  Europe saw spike in food fraud last year

  The EU Food Fraud Network received 234 requests from member states for cooperation last year, a 30 per cent increase.

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  Australian fake tequila fire sale ‘could cause injury’

  Mexico has warned that thousands of bottles of fake tequila up for auction in Australia may cause injury if consumed.

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