Don’t be Fooled by Food Fraud!

According to Michigan State University’s Food Fraud Initiative, food fraud is “a collective term used to encompass the deliberate and intentional substitution, addition, tampering, or misrepresentation of food, food ingredients, or food packaging; or false or misleading statements made about a product, for economic gain.” There’s a database that keeps track of thousands of food fraud cases, and you can access it for 30 days for a mere $350. Don’t have an extra $350 just lying around? In this episode of the Vegetarian Zen podcast, we share a few of the most common food frauds to watch out for.

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Here’s what we mention in this episode:

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Resources Used for this Episode:

* 11 Food Frauds You’re Probably Falling For

* Food fraud: 10 counterfeit products we commonly consume

Recipe of the Week

* Homemade Peach Wine

Quotes of the Week

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

— Carl Jung

Question: Do you regularly read ingredient labels when you are shopping?

Thanks for listening!

Peace and Veggies,

Vickie and Larissa