Food fraud in Britain
Just how much poor quality food is labelled as something better? The Food Standards Agency is about to find out as it launches a comprehensive inquiry into food fraud in Britain. From across the country trading standards officers have been reporting irregularities - including fake organic chickens and labels written in felt pen on certified foods. New chemical tests are to be introduced to detect, for example, a chickens diet (corn fed or not?) and the build-up of anti-biotics in meat (organic farms can only administer one shot a year).
Some butchers have also been trying to cash in on the higher value of organic meat, which can sell at prices up to five times those of meat from a conventionally reared animal. A nationwide survey into bogus organic foods by trading standards will not be com- pleted until the new year, but the agency has already been alerted to possible scams.
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