A friend wrote to tell me about fake green olives. When you write a book about adulterated, contaminated, and fake foods, you get a long list of examples from everyday news in your inbox. I started a ...

Australian beekeepers are funding their own investigation into the authenticity of imported honey, with tests showing other ...

Q: I understand that a magazine reported that a lot of the olive oil from Italy is adulterated with lesser oils and described ongoing fraud in the olive oil business. Do you have any information about ...

Desi ghee, a cornerstone of Indian cuisine, is more than just a cooking fat; it embodies tradition and offers nutritional ...

Milk is often referred to as an integral part of a balanced diet, after all, it is a rich source of calcium, and other essential nutrients. But, what if you get to know that the milk you are drinking ...

The Haldiva Purity Movement is a science-driven initiative aimed at eliminating food adulteration and bringing back India’s 4 ...

Fresh research utilising DNA testing technology has highlighted ‘widespread’ global adulteration in herbal products, with almost one-third of items tested found to be fake. The study, published in ...

Beekeeping groups across the U.S. and Canada are calling for stricter testing and certification to discourage the sale of ...

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Molasses is being produced without sugarcane and date-palm juice in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi. Sugar mixed with cloth-dye and ...

Scientists developed a microwave microstrip line planar resonator sensor tool to detect water adulteration in honey. The tool is compact, cost-effective, and easily fabricated. The microstrip line ...