6 Commonly Mislabeled Foods

Savvy consumers have been taught to always “read the label” before purchasing a product – but what if that label is lying? The crime of food fraud – that is, deliberately selling mislabeled food products with the intent to deceiver the purchaser – has risen by around 60% in recent years, leading to the formation of the Food Fraud Database, which gives consumers the ability to read up on and become more aware of the is problem. Below are 6 of the most commonly adulterated foods now on the market.

Honey

Because the United States Department of Agriculture’s Standards for Grades of …read more