11 Of The Most Faked Foods In The World | Big Business | Insider Business

Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside. You might feel the companies behind these food products are using deceptive packaging — but it's legal. However, there's a whole other level of trickery that's completely illegal: food fraud. That's when criminals bottle up corn syrup and call it 100% honey, or when they pass off cheap mozzarella as pure Parmigiano-Reggiano. Globally, the fraudulent food industry could be worth $40 billion. It hurts legitimate producers, funds criminal activities, and can even harm consumers. We head around the world to uncover how producers get away with food deception and how we can spot the real stuff.0:00 Intro1:08 Truffles3:44 Maple Syrup5:19 Wasabi7:42 Parmesan Cheese11:15 Vanilla12:58 Caviar14:40 Honey17:30 Olive Oil20:04 Wagyu Beef22:20 Coffee24:05 Saffron25:58 How criminals get away with selling fakesHow A Louisiana Crawfish Company Harvests 60,000 pounds A Day | Big Business | Insider Businesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo6KRFh0za0Inside the US Factory Making Ukraine’s Most Important Ammo | Big Business | Insider Businesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtYyjvYTWkWhy Coconut Farmers Risk Their Lives To Feed The World's Superfood Obsession | Big Businesshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?....v=vEA8HpR_Azw------- #BigBusiness #InsiderBusiness Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more.Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.comInsider Business on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsiderInsider Business on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusinessInsider Business on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsiderInsider Business on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/disco....ver/Business_Insider Business on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider11 Of The Most Faked Foods In The World | Big Business | Insider Business
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