How Americans Are Tricked Into Buying Fake Food
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- Опубліковано 21 січ 2025
- The food in your kitchen cabinets may not be what it seems. Fraudsters motivated by economic gain secretly infiltrate the global food market through a variety of means, including counterfeits, dilutions, substitution and mislabeling, according to the Global Food Safety Initiative. This may not only harm consumers’ wallets, but it can also put public health and safety at risk. Some estimates say food fraud affects at least 1% of the global food industry at a cost as high as $40 billion a year, according to the FDA.
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How Americans Are Tricked Into Buying Fake Food
Companies need to be held accountable. Not by being fined, but by being pulled from the market.
I blame the FDA
We need to hold corporations and the people who make these decisions accountable. Avoidance is not enough.
@@jacobprince6602 So do I
@@jacobprince6602 blame on yourself for trusting a..holes
The problem is the ceos can launch a new company with a new name and new packaging but the same old tricks.
The penalties for this sort of crime should be a lot higher than they are currently. Sometimes companies are just being fined. I guarantee that if company management thought they would go to jail for food fraud they would think twice about doing it.
government acquisition of property and crippling fines that they spend a decade paying off should be a norm irrespective of how rich or poor they are.
Yes
Didn't China execute the CEO of a company that produced tainted baby formula which killed some kids?
Good point. It totally should be that way.
People would rather fight liberals vs conservatives over food purity people are truly stupid. If a politician actually ran on food safety people would ignore them. Again people are stupid
We Europeans often rant about how strict EU regulations of food labelling are but seeing this makes me really grateful for them.
As an American, that's a good thing if their are the right strictuons, which as many as possible at the same time. That's why and how you guys have such amazing quality and such you guys do stuff most of the time better than America does! It's not a bad thing as long as they are the right stricted strictions and as many as possible to make sure theirs little low quality food as possible which is good and you guys are lucky and I've been wanting to move to europe for a better life like denmark 🇩🇰, netherlands 🇳🇱, and finland 🇫🇮 are my biggest ones to move too right now.
Me too, I'm very thankful for Europe's accountability on this!
@ exactly
@@StephenC-lg7jy because he can and that shows that europe is better than America even if it's not perfect
@@andrewreynolds912 Move to Netherlands if you want to be surrounded by Abdul from Morocco and Yasin from Algeria.
Someone’s Life isn’t a joke.. these people should lose their licenses and put behind bars for risking innocent people’s lives..
They're making BIG PHARMA PATIENTS for life.... They only care about the MONEY.
Ask yourself what is the agenda !
@@stylish1012 big pharma is a big part of it
They can lobby and get away with it
Right
The penalties for food fraud should be high enough to bankrupt companies on the first offense. I bet they would magically find a way to be transparent. Food fraud is rampant because it's worth it.
Ban farm subsidies. Convince gov to let everyone that wants use an acre of free tax free land to grow their own food and live on it
Subsidies should be saved for methods of food production that are ethical and sustainable, like farms for organic plant foods.
Concentrated Animal Food Operations should be taxed heavily for all of the negative impacts on the environment and our society as a whole.
Lies again? Fake Marketing
The first people thrown in prison should be FDA personnel
I honestly think we need to start revoking corporate charters again, having a corporate death penalty should be more than enough motivation to get any Big Corp to fall in line.
This is what happens when your government is filled with people who care more about corporations turning a profit than protecting citizens.
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Sad but true. We need to get all the private donations and kickbacks out of politics.
This is what happens when so much money involved in our politics, in getting elected
Corporations donate more than you. Representatives represent their donors. Like Joe Biden said, I don't work for you.
This is what happens when government.
It saddens me that the FDA does such a poor job at protecting our food supply. If this was treated as an attack on Americans (which it is), it would go a long way in preventing this fraud. We pay too much money for food, too not know what’s in it.
The government isn't here to help you
They know, and they’re getting paid. We are living under the most corrupt government ever. Everything is designed to make them and their friends rich, and leave taxpayers poor and sick. Then the corrupt pharmaceutical companies appear with drugs to fix the problem caused by diet. Round and round it goes.
You think the FDA cares about your health when TSP (rat poison) is in children's cereal?
True, and so sorry for that. We do pay their salaries.
The goverment does not care
Shameful. Blatant evil controlling the food supply. Poisoning its own “people”… we aren’t even consider human. We are cattle to them.
Correct!
No we are insects to them so we eat and drink pesticides
Cattle are treated better : ill cattle have a lower rate of return, growth, than healthy ones.
I’m a 51 year old American and I know that as I’ve gotten older it seems the food has gotten worse. I never had any problems with my gut when I was younger, but now I have gut issues very frequently. And I’m an active healthy person with no illnesses, not overweight, no issues. It’s disgusting what they are allowed to get away with here.
We also develop gut and other health issues as we age!
It's not cheap either when comparing U.S. food prices with the U.K.
It's almost like these food companies decide what we put into our stomachs.
I wish we had European quality food 😢
Capitalism incentivizes these sketchy and evil doings.
This is what happens when you live in a society where the elites are not held accountable...
Whenever another country finds a cheap shortcut, or a way to corrupt people and make them stupider, there are people here in US who copy it, also.
People are the same the world over. I hope we all start copying the good people.
@@lizh1988 💯💥💗
I think Americans are slowly waking up to how ridiculously unfair their society is
There NOT elites the are bottom feeders! We are the elites!
@@jenlin6715 as in Taxes
I used to work in a food production factory here in the US, and we were inspected by the FDA annually. There were two things I always found surprising. #1: I feel like the inspection done by the FDA is not thorough enough, meaning that things swept under the rug by management could easily be overlooked. #2: The hourly employees in my plant, especially those with extensive tenure, saw all the bull$hit that management pulled and corners that were cut. Yet when the FDA came in, there were things that got swept under the rug and the FDA inspectors missed things happening right under their noses. In addition, management followed the inspector around the facility everywhere they went, to make sure us hourly employees remained silent. When an FDA inspector did ask an hourly employee questions, management was right there ready to give us a stern look if we were about to say anything that stepped out of line, even if it was the truth. You can bet your @ss that future employment and promotions within the company were automatically off the table if you spoke up. It makes me wonder if this happens in the place I worked at before, then it must be happening all over the country. We really DON'T know what's going on inside of our food production facilities, and we don't know exactly how our food is handled, or what exactly is put in it. Bottom line, I will never trust the FDA, and if I can't trust the FDA then I don't trust the government either.
I worked in preclinical pharmaceutical research and I can tell you the same thing happens there. We were ALWAYS briefed before the FDA or other agencies came to inspect. Yes, the inspections were ALWAYS announced beforehand. Management would tell us NOT to talk to the inspectors, and if the inspectors asked us a question we were to refer them to management. I am 100% sure that the FDA and other agencies were aware of this charade; it was only done so that everyone could say that they were in compliance with the law.
Because of my experience and knowing what goes on behind the scenes I am very conservative as to what I put in my body pharmaceutical-wise. I did not and will not get any of the COVID vaccines for that reason.
Another scary thing to consider, that kind of employment bullying apparently happens in the medical field too. Roommate worked at a major hospital chain across town for a few years before deciding to go back to the fast food place he'd left prior to the hospital, I'd asked him about it and he said he should've known the after interview application paperwork was the first red flag. To paraphrase him it said 'trying to start or join a union is grounds for immediate termination ontop of a strangely specific NDA', he went on to explain that despite working the 24/7 cafeteria they were only inspected biannually and that management would always shuffle schedules around so their most quiet and loyal employees would be the only ones working that day. I'm no medical professional, but the most concerning detail he brought up to me about why he quit, was that the 'sharps bin' was moved into the kitchen but opposite of the open hallway leading into the kitchen; one of those biohazard boxes to toss bloody tools or contaminated dishware into, was not 15 feet away from the stove tops, yet to put something filthy into it you had to carry it through the active kitchen. I laughed it off until he shown me a snapshot he took while filling in for a graveyard shift, but when I asked him for more he just told me "there's reasons every position below management is a revolving door" and hasn't spoken about it since, at least he's found mundane joy in being a cashier again.
We're in this boat because people don't speak up...... 😭. What else are you quiet about? Probably alot
@Therese Malmberg you shop at Walmart you really don't care
@@DesiredHeadshot WOW! I KNEW people were spying on me, but now I have proof!!! No, I do not want to know how YOU know where I shop, that's downright scary. What ELSE do you know about me? Come on, spill the beans!
Being an elderly person, my life has passed through the 50's into the many decades that have followed.
50's -
Any, every grocery store contained produce that smelled..
Potatoes, lettuce, beans had aroma that hit you in the face the minute you opened the door .
That 'scent' is completely gone.
Even in open outdoor markets where the items might even have been picked that very day.!!
Then, the explosion of 'products occured. Products and not food.
Into the 80's the Taste started disappearing. Foods that I purchased over and over suddenly lost their flavors..
Now, we know that food manufacturers are being geared into openly admitting their 'products' are completely 'man-factured' as a 'Product', instead of actually being a food for human consumption..
I wish more people, especially younger americans, would read your comment. So many people in the US today seem to have no idea that produce is actually supposed to smell and taste very strongly, and don't realize it until they travel and eat in a country that still produces and sells unadaultered food
Wow that is wild, I live in Denmark and we have this thing, when you step into a grocery store usually the FIRST thing you step into actually is the greens and fruit section that is a little colder than the rest of the market... And it smells of earth and these vegetable items, it has a specific smell that is extremely pleasing and nice.
To see that just be gone would be so weird.
And now they're going after Amish farmers with a food coop for no reason. There were no reports of food born illness or sickness but they raided a man in Pennsylvania for no reason
And beware of stores that pump out fake scents! Mrs. Fields Cookies did this all the time in shopping malls!
I went to Italy over the summer and the tomatoes had so much flavor
This is happening every where. Even in India, recently a food testing lab released a study report saying that 90% of the honey sold in market is actually not honey at all. It's adulterated with Corn syrup and it's undetectable unless you are doing testing in really high end labs. Most of well known brands were found to be doing this. There seems to be no limit to greed.
As a beekeeper I am familiar with this. It puts local beekeepers at a severe disadvantage price wise.
I just looked up "How to test real honey" and the first video gave me some simple tests. No need for high end labs, especially if it is adulterated with corn syrup.
“Even in India” really got me😂 shouldnt you be more concerned about food safety than food fraud?
@@jackliu1579 be concerned about yourself eating crap . Indians eat cooked food everyday, unlike frozen food all the time. Even street food at roadsides are safer than your frozen restaurant food or stale food served to you guys without knowing anything.
@@jackliu1579 After you the bat soup guy?
More needs to be done about this. Hold company’s and individuals accountable. Jail time and extremely high fines are in order.
Close the slaughterhouse that had CHILDREN cleaning!
They execute the CEOs of food fraudster corporations in China. Just saying.
@Lee Roland Sounds like a lot of executions going on.
@Lee Roland Could care less. The US government is nothing but a uniparty at present. Same coin two sides.
@Lee Roland It's too late.
For people with food allergies, this could potentially be a very serious problem. Even at the best of times, you do not know where you may find an allergen.
Thanks for your comment - food fraud not only hurts our wallets, but also health & safety - here's how to avoid it 💫 🔎
All it can take is one micro gram of a nut, type of fruit, vegetable, shellings from grain,or even animal proteins to trigger an allergy
Gee, thanks for that, genius. Got any other tips that Captain Obvious dropped off, for us?
@@jf8138 you dont have to be rude. Wr are all agreeing on what outcome this food Fraud can have
Well the fact that people outside the US commonly get sick eating anything in the US proves the food here isn't great.
A crime is a crime. Treat it as such and protect citizens health.
Would have been helpful if more brands were named. For instance I've heard quite a lot about fake olive oil but people seem to be hesitant to name the brands.
Liability. Naming names sets up lawsuits!
@@BluePatriotWinner how if it was proven through testing first?
@Nicole
People can't afford to fight in court. It's not about proving them wrong. It's about how much it will cost to do so.
Olive oil in cold will be like milky honey. Real olive oil. I buy only from asia Shop
@@ashleynikolenko of course real olive oil is more expensive but I've seen news clips where they said some brands that were pricier tested as fake as well.
It annoys me they won’t expose the companies doing this. The news is always trying to scare us. All this reporting yet they hold no one accountable 😂
…Marketplace investigation “bad brands” are easy to find in videos like these and after a single google search, if you’d rather be a sheep who doesn’t know what’s going on, that’s fine, but don’t blame journalists for that 😂
@@BeepBoopBopBap check another news source to confirm the accuracy of this news report. Chill out Sara. 😂😂😂
Have you seen the video on how the mafia controls a good deal of the produce industry? I'd check that out if I were you.
I seriously fear for the future of the Human Population. Micro plastics, Proxy War and even more things occurring and it’s always Human Greed. All these so called Institutions that we’re supposed to listen to are worthless. Seems like everything is just corrupt now
@Crack Shot Sure, except you legally aren't allowed onto a food factory production floor because you're a threat and a potential contamination source.
My mom almost died from an allergic reaction because of the blending B.S. of spices!! We have always had to be careful due to her allergies. The "Pure cinnamon" she put on her morning toast (as she had for years) was anything BUT pure!!! It caused anaphylaxis and her tongue swelled up so much they had to do an emergency tracheostomy to save her life. The company had 'changed their formula'... fillers had been added. We had to grind our own after that.
Lord have mercy
Omg! I'm glad she's ok. What a horrible experience!! Do you know what brand of cinnamon it was that caused it? Yikes!
@@amandamichelle9426 right, let us know. Save a life lol
You need to buy Ceylon Cinnamon, a TRUE cinnamon. Many other are NOT cinnamon and are taken from other parts of the plant. I get my cinnamon on line from Penzy's Spices. I don't have allergies and admit I will use Penzy's Saigon Cinnamon in holiday baking because I use so much of it and the Ceylon is pretty expensive. There are no additives added to any of their products so I have not had any issued giving my baking to people.
R.I.P 🥶
A few months ago, bought a jar of honey. Husband opened it and though he has somewhat muted taste and smell senses, he knew straight away that wasn't honey. I tasted a bit, and it was sugar syrup. No resemblance to honey 'at all!'
Now we buy raw honey online from beekeepers.
I've noticed over the months that more fresh produce is creeping into my shopping basket as I find reasons to reject more processed.
Now I'm going to be making an effort to eliminate modified starch, which I hadn't realised was creeping up the ingredient list in various sauces I was using. Looks like we have to be thinking more of making ketchups from the living, kicking tomatoes - rather than relying on trust that manufacturers are doing it for us. That trust has been broken, and I'll be damned if I happily pay a weekly increase of £10 on my shopping basket costs (which is what it has been for the past month!) for rubbish ingredients that's nothing but second rate fillers of disputable quality and edibility.
I think that wherever we are in the world, we need to show that that trust 'is' broken and we should be buying much more fresher food. Brands have to learn the hard way, through our neglect, because these videos made public don't seem to be stopping them!
Unless it is labeled “raw” preferably local (to help allergies) honey, the good enzymes are killed in pasteurisation and it is turned into sugar water.
@@HDPersonal777 Local honey has not been proven to help allergies in any capacity, unfortunately. Don't fall for a food scam thats not covered in this video
'TRUTH: In theory, eating local honey would help your body build immunity to local pollen. But the pollen collected by bees is different from the pollen that triggers most seasonal allergies.1,2 So far, there is no evidence that eating honey builds immunity to allergies.5,6 But it does make for a delicious sugar substitute in that next cup of coffee.'
When we live in a society that is more concerned with making money than being kind to each other this is what happens it's inevitable
Well that’s been going on before Christ. Food fraud was a problem in the Roman Empire
@ThanosWasActuallyTheGoodGuyhuh?
People don’t call people who are nice to others “successful” but people worship people who are rich, regardless of not having anything interesting about them.
When I commit a crime, I go to jail. When corporations commit crimes, they pay a fine as a cost of doing business. This has to change. If you don’t play by the rules, you don’t get to do business.
Ban farm subsidies. Convince gov to let everyone that wants use an acre of free tax free land to grow their own food/ live on.
Poisoning the food supply is supervillain level evil, it's crazy, and it's crazy we don't care more.
And the fine they get is a drop in the bucket compared to the money they make!
Newly elected President, Vice president Vance and Bobby Kennedy who is going to make America healthy again,
Please split FDA into two. Currently FDA works for two mafia, food industry and drug industry…unhealthy or fake food is healthy for health industry and bigpharma; also for the factory food industry.
A revamped Food Administration and Drug Administration will have separate interests; drug industry flourishes means penalty for the food industry…
I notice this every time I travel outside of America. The food is nothing like it is in the states. I found myself feeling lighter eating in Europe.
I think the Mediterranean counties have healthier diets in general. More importantly, when I travel in Europe, I walked a lot more since driving for me is difficult. Taking Metro, Subway, tubes made you walk more, especially up/ down the stairs! Additionally, walking let's me see more things than sitting in group tour bus.
EU food safety standards are higher than in US, which typically takes a 'self-regulation' strategy like with meat processors.
It's more likely it tasted different to you because it was unadulterated.
its amazing how much healthier everything is when you don't pump it full of high fructose corn syrup.
Yeah, I noticed this too. We are not a nation of citizens, we're a nation of consumers. Ultimately expendable
still the food in europe is heavily processed,germany has crazy food problem in my opinion
So.... Why does the FDA even allow wood pulp to be 4%+ in a container of parm cheese?!?!? It's not like the parm cheese has to pass through a wood filter to get into the container!
food fraud is basically food tampering or even food terrorism and should be punished as such.
Yes it absolutely should. It is irrefutably criminal
Food *terrorism* , really? Using extreme words doesn't make you more right :) You we're already right in that it's bad - no need to label everything you don't like as "terrorism" haha (and yes again, I do agree with you - food fraud is very bad)
@@LeeRoland Lord, give me strength...they would've had to close that location THAT DAY. Always keep bail money...
@@foxtrotunit1269No, he is right. It is a form of warfare. Not merely greed.
As someone with an anaphylactic food allergy, this is terrifying. Should even a small amount of the subject food be not disclosed, I could be in a life-threatening situation. I'm reminded to check the labels of even "safe" foods, as the manufacturers' formulae can change over time, and I do call manufacturers at times for clarity. But that is not enough to keep people like me safe according to this report. One more existential threat in my life.... Thanks, FDA!
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Same!
Those companies will lie through their teeth to make a profit off of you. They don't care and are protected by the FDA.
@@Blurp3 Everywhere except the United States has high food standards and will not allow 90% of American "food" products into their countries. Corruption, bribery and political involvement are our main problem in America.
And you're not even vegan lol. Imagine being vegan. Have to check even more
@@godjhaka7376 well vegan won't die from accidentally eating something they're not supposed to
Humanity suffers from a lack of integrity and an abundance of greed.
Bro it's not humanity, it's not a problem in countries that are civilized and have functioning governments I wish Americans would stop being complacent with how awful your country is and projecting it into everyone else in the world. Some places regulate industry.
Sounds to me like the FDA isn't doing their job at all!
I'm blessed to have a mother that cooked all our meals with healthy ingredients growing up and educated us about all the poison on store shelves. I hope I'm wrong, but nothing will be done to eliminate food fraud. The government sold out to the highest bidder long ago.
Yes and far too many don't give it the priority it deserves..we should all be livid. I keep telling my grnddghtrs one day they'll be so glad I am the way I am.
@@crazyratlady3438
Too addicted to their phones to realize the depth of the con all around them.
That's because the highest bidder learned to modify food in such a way that it eliminates the need to care for a large swath of this next generation's aging population. Ever wonder why today's 55-65 year olds are way more busted up than their 75-85 year old parents?
@@michaeledwards2251 It's not phones they're addicted to (phones are the reason we're all finding out and they cant stop us) it's the literal, actual, lab modified foods.
Did you know there's a yeast that can turn sugar into actual opiates? Yep, and guess where that "discovery" was engineered?
True, too true.
Employees at every level of the food supply chain should have whistleblower protection worldwide. They know what's going on. We, consumers, are not that sophisticated to know every little detail about every food item we purchase.
The US hates whistleblowers, we are a corporate nation.
It’s not about being sophisticated we are literally not there and not in control
I just noticed a few months ago a NEW kind of labeling. “This product contains “bioengineered food ingredients “ on a lot of over processed foods.
Grow your own food or buy direct from the farmer.
Delete Big Food Manufacturers
I can’t believe a country ran by unregulated corporations who care more about money than human life who only ever get slaps on the wrists would do something like this. And here I thought they loved me! 😢
They don't give a F*** about us -2pac
"They don't really care about us" - Michael Jackson
I think they call this capitalism!
@@rayRay-pw6gz All isms have flaws. Look at China. A communist country that allows fake foods to be sold at high levels to their people.
They love your money.
I worked in commercial art making product labels and packaging for a lot of items you find in the grocery stores - whenever I walk into a store, I think to myself "look at all the pretty trash" = by far, that 4+ color label screaming "Buy me!" far outweighs the value of the food contents and that pretty package you throw away in the garbage - is literally 60-85% of the label price. - We even had a wine distributor have us make up new wine labels (no, it wasn't for a new brand of wine) but a cheap one that wasn't selling, so they had us make up fancy new labels to put on the SAME product, for 4-5x above its original price. It's all a scam folks. Always buy generic when you can.
Sometimes generic is truly worse though. Like Target store brand mozzarella- it’s definitely not 100% genuine mozzarella and tastes far worse than the other brands of mozz that Target sells
But overall I hear you and appreciate what you’re saying!
@@SamIndecisive Store brands aren't truly generic... I always read the listed ingredients and sell/good by dates - and always question "iffy" wording on the labels that are designed to misdirect.
Good point! All that glitters is not gold!
@III Lol, its a mad world.
No one is mentioning that we are forced to pay more for food that they do not add awful ingredients to. That is such a racket and crazy.
We’re not forced to do anything, we can buy from local farmers.
@@Deiidreamng6855 Assuming you have sufficient access and budget
Maybe because that has nothing to do with the video
No one is talking about why salt raises blood pressure in this video either, but that's because it has nothing to do with this video.
@@Dartheomus Salt does not raise blood pressure nor is it a disease. You need MORE salt, not less. Check your magnesium levels.
Comment below is correct: Why didn't CNBC call out these corporations? As far as olive oil is concerned, I rarely use it (I use flax seed oil, the only oil in which cancer cells don't grow), but if I do buy olive oil, it carries a stamp provided by the European Union as coming from one location made from the olives from that area. Just stop eating meat and seafood altogether: there are dozens of issues related to each. Looking for produce? Go to local farmer's markets and local sellers. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, STOP BUYING AND EATING MEAT. I read the novel, The Jungle: That was ugly. Yeah, the organizations are there to "protect" us, but their actual function is to protect industry $$$$$$$. Buy local organic whenever possible. The President of Castle Cheese should have been fined a million dollars and imprisoned at Angola in Louisiana for two years. That would have made him think twice.
We can't always avoid buying these products. Might as well use your back yard for gardening (instead of just wasting that space for lawn) and produce your own to avoid dependence on grocery store and worry about fake food and stuff they put on it. It not only serves the purpose of land use - it also saves you money and health in the long run too!
Agreed. If it weren’t for zoning and HOA craziness, a lot of suburbanites could have garden yards and their own chickens.
I read a very interesting statistic a couple days ago, if one in three households in the US raised their own chickens, there would be no factory farm industry for eggs. Its past time for people to go back to creating/ gathering as much of their own food as possible.
@ericpmoss A friend of mine lived in an HOA and raised her food in flowerpot on her deck. She had corn, beans, tomatoes, Brussel sprouts, along with her flowers to make it astheticly pleasing. The flowers were edible or could be made into tea. If they have sliding glass doors or can buy grow lights, they can raise their own food inside, out of HOA eyes.
only problem is the ground/soil is now chemically jacked, laws against having chickens/animals unless you a farmer then they control how you feed cause you need money to farm. so just have to cut back eating all the time fast, hope for the best
@@wesleyblueislandkid469 There's a natural way to treat chemically treated soil. It's called phytoremediation. There are good number of plants that are good at absorbing and accumulating toxins in their roots, stems and leaves. You can pull them out dispose eventually.
Wished we had an agency that would inspect our food and drugs and evaluate these companies/corporations and close them down or fine them billions for violations.
Republicons won't fund it...
Oh wait...
We all wish so... someday it will start working.. maybe...
They’re too busy promoting and shilling for vax safety to check the purity and safety of our foods.
JUST DONT BUY IT BUT AMERICANS ARE LAZY, STOP WATCHING STUPID T.V. I WAS LUCKY BACK IN MY NATIVE AQUITAINE WHERE WE ATE AND GREW OUR FOOD AND HERBALS, 100 + IS NORNAL. MONSANTO AND CRONIES TO PRISON, GOD BLRSS
Just another reason I love being alive on this wonderful planet, surrounded by such caring thoughtful people 😊 it’s truly good to know that these food companies care so much about our health!
Yeah I know that's why I eat whatever I want we never know whats the real thing so tired of humans
I guess you didn't watch the video because if you did you would have learned that all these food companies are putting in wood filler and the FDA allows for 90% of the food they process to be other by-products other than what they put on the label. Your coming is absolutely the antithesis of what is actually happening.
Exactly. Just like those unelected swine at the World Economic Forum - so "concerned" about humanity. Listen to what they have to say. These are people with full-time pro chefs cooking for them in their mansions.
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ive worked for spice companies in tacoma washington and lakewood washington. the 50 pound bags of sugar and flower that i moved never really had a paper showing whats being mixed. it was hush hush job. worked also at a building that took recycled food and we dump it out of containers and that good food and expired food went through a shift machine and grounded it all down to a fine chalk powder and then sell it to cheap dog food companies who then use it as filler for dog food
As someone who cannot eat lots of US American foods because they make me sick...this is just scary. If I eat the wrong thing, I get sharp pains so bad I cannot move, high fevers, and I vomit a lot. It's not a freaking joke.
It's SO expensive trying to buy food without artificial dyes, chemicals and pesticides, or too many processed ingredients. I literally would be so broke if my family wasn't there to help me afford food that just...won't make me ill.
I have been living in the US for 25 years. I mostly buy unprocessed food and cook it. The quaity is excellent.
where are you from originally? i always hear about the culture shock when it comes to our food from foreigners... how everything tastes sweet and often things taste like plastic. i feel like us americans get slammed a lot for it, but what choice do we have? these are the foods our government provides to us. even seeds for growing our own food are hard to find non gmo and organic thanks to the whole monsanto controversy, and the government makes it very very hard for farmers to give natural food to community. many permits, inspections, and hoops to jump through and they will shut you down and fine your for any slip in violation.
So what do you eat? Where do you buy the ingredients?
A lot of our food is sprayed with chemicals. 😢
Is it in anyway possible that you start a vegetable garden? I rent a little piece of land and grow a lot of my own vegetables and herbs. My health has become better.
Welcome to America. No surprises there. I travel a lot and everything tastes differently in other countries. I mean EVERYTHING. People from some places in Europe come here and are disgusted by the food. It used to be weird to me until I really got out there. This place only care about profits and nothing else. We sit here and still accept it even though we know.
Why do Europeans get disgusted?
@@jaycho6747 the taste of some of our foods is not organic or nutritious. Too much sugar! Too much salt! Fake additives! Dangerous additives! Just plain unhealthy, if you're not used to it. Have you ever gone on a healthy eating path for a few months and slipped up by eating junk? Then, you have diarrhea and other stomach issues? This happens to people that consume crap suddenly as it is a shock to the system. We don't really care what we are feeding our people in the US. As long as it turns a profit and looks/sounds good.
*huddles around my biscuits and gravy* Surely you don't mean EVERYTHING. 🥺
Other than western Europe (for now), most of these other countries that have a norm of organic produce and meats have far more poverty and lower standards of living than the US. It's just a shame such a wealthy country like the US has such garbage food available.
Semitropical and tropical environments make it easy to grow food without even trying. In the bottom half of Mexico, you can drop seeds on the ground and a tree or plant will pop up on its own, without caretaking. I've heard it's like this in other countries like the former British colony islands and most of Latin America.
Still, the quality of life is impacted by other factors other than food.
@@NormieNeko spot on! Well said!
The fact that this is known but nothing is done about it and let it happen, scares me
@@Sounds_from_Studio_Be so how do we cut off eating process food altogether? Grow our own food?
@@freshevansGloryBeToYah exactly... learn how to do everything from scratch!!
@freshevans5924 No you don't have to grow your own. Just use whole food ingredients and learn how to prep and cook a bit. Very very simple if you're motivated enough!
It is a good idea to eat less processed food, eventually eliminate them altogether. The trashfood has taken over the globe and now with awareness we can fight back. The way to fight back is by choosing health or work (researching, building relationships, etc.) over convenience.
@@ianstuart5660 yeah but what do you consider "processed" food? Me and you can have a completely different definition for it. My thought of processed food is heavily processed foods and I semi consider baking anything as heavily processing food, even if you are the one baking regardless if you're using "clean" ingredients. If you mean "stop eating street food and McDonald's" then I'll have you know friend that I have not had a single fast food "food" since 2015 or 16.
But I do still have cheese, yogurt, sausages, sourdough bread, butter and the like, which as you know are processed foods. So when you say "cut out processed foods", which ones? Also keep in mind that olive oil is processed food and so is any other oil.
All this is happening while law enforcement is putting someone in jail for a joint😂😂😂😂
All forms of fraud should be punished with jail time.
yeah those 5k$ and 6 month probation for that fake cheese guy was just a bad joke!
The first offense should be a LARGE fine/lawsuit second should mean closure of the facility. There should be a zero tolerance for this kind of mess and not just with food products but also products that come into contact with our bodies.
You want zero tolerance but also want the facility shutting down to be the _second_ step?
Don't eat out. There is no labeling mandate for restaurants. You have no clue what they're putting in there
Not only in USA, also in Canada… As a Brazilian living in Vancouver, during High School, I found food to be the hardest part of adapting… Fresh food was rare and expensive, while fake and fast-food abundant. It was all artificial, full with sugar, flour, fat… I gained 12 kg
This kind of food is why Mexicans now have the same overweight and obesity numbers as the US. Diabetes is endemic here.
@@sidstovell2177 is it because of coca cola/sugary drinks.. i saw a video of it
How on Earth is fresh food rare in Canada?? LOL you can literally go to a grocery store and buy fruits and vegetables to cook something for the week at cheaper price per meal that it would cost you to go to McDonald's... fast-food chains are all over the world doesn't mean you need to go to them, so this just sounds ridiculous LOL sounds more like you're making excuses for the fact that you're choosing to go to these "abundant" fast food chains instead of cooking healthy food for yourself... also Vancouver out of anywhere in Canada has the most healthy option food places that exist.... West Coast places in general, even in the US there is a distinction between more proponent healthy living in California versus New York city
It's not too crazy if you hit up a Farmer's Market which are plentiful throughout BC, many farms also sell direct to consumer. Going to any big box grocery store and fresh food is over priced ;but that's the price of convenience.
All countries in the world have food fraud problems.
As a European, I had no conscience of all this until some American friends came visit us. In 15 days, they told me, they had eaten everything they wanted and drunk everything they wished and still lost weight. I guess the walking might have been a factor too, but mostly is about food quality.
Everything in USA is full of unnecessary sugar! It’s frustrating to no end
1000%, I spent time in Europe when I was in the army, took a couple of weeks for my taste to adjust and everything including McDonald’s tasted better, and I felt better. When I got back to the US I couldn’t eat food here for months unless I made it.
@@harrisonfitzpatrick4542 and people think I’m picky because I refuse to eat premade foods. I refuse to feed them to my children too. I grew up on real foods and in my 29 years of life i still can’t eat the BS here. It tastes so gross and plastic like.
@@geofferypmeyers It's definitely mostly due to sweeteners. I have to buy "diet" foods now to avoid added sugar in stuff that doesn't need it. The carb amount matters as well. Preservatives and fillers are somewhat of an issue but not like sugar. We could be more like 1950s Americans if we didn't have the sweeteners and added a simple short exercise routine every day.
They're intentionally poisoning us.
Don't worry, it's coming your way now.
Soon enough you'll have the 15 minute cities, bugs for dinner, and a social credit score to go with it all!!
If you read labels carefully you can sometimes detect fake foods. For example at a lot of dollar stores still have packages of “Parmesan style cheese“ it doesn’t contain any real Parmesan and they say it right in the ingredients less. It’s all in how they word it. For example most cookies and candy labeled “chocolatey” or “fudge”, Likely contain 2% or less actual cocoa or chocolate. I learned that from working on a documentary about the growing harvesting and processing of cacao, the cocoa bean
Exactly. We have to flip the package over and read the list of ingredients. If I see sugar in any form, I put it back on the shelf. If I see complex scientific names for chemicals, I google it on my phone. I try to shop the perimeter of the store only, quit eating processed foods, and cook everything. There are so many chemicals in our foods. And we need more inspectors for sure.
What is the name of the documentary? Sounds interesting
Peanut butter "spread" is another one
@@QuantumNoir Grape "drink" too
Yeah, we have a lot of those in Europe because calling things what they aren't is fraud but saying they're a substitution is legit. So we have natural ingredient "flavour" treats. We have place of of origin "style" foods. They're even talking about changing how the word "milk" is used for anything that doesn't come out of the mammaries of a mammal because almonds and oats don't lactate. So expect "oat based milk style drink" to be a thing. A big news story recently is that the company that makes Toblerone is having to change their packaging because they no longer exclusively manufacture their chocolate in Switzerland so they cannot use the Swiss Alps on their packaging or any other image that might mislead people into thinking it is of Swiss origin.
Thank you for the TRUTH. There are far to many people that are still unaware of these disturbing issues. I hope this video finds those people 🙏💯
IF corporations are people then the boards should face jail times for these types of crimes.
Law and order egalitarian society is oblivious to the litany of legal crimes and genocidal atrocities/ The supply is the demand/ Corporations are federally licensed drug cartels/ Idolaters, hoarders of monetary wealth and soulless people of the lie are dependent on constitutional rights for the reinforcement of totalitarian state control/
So they just hire Patsy scapegoats.... Good idea
Corporations aren't people period.
The very point of incorporation is the absolution of legal responsibility.
The problem is, that we as consumers can't tell the difference between the genuine and fake product. Even experts can't - without proper lab tests. And because it's relatively hard to uncover food faking, it happens so much and goes on.
This is another issue that is mired in politics. One group wants no regulation and doesn't believe in science and the other group are called communists. So we the people pay the price rfor that. I always have a vegetable garden and use no pesticides. Sometimes I lose to some critters and so be it. It's so nice to pick a tomato and not have to worry about it being sprayed with stuff.
I can't grow enough to feed us for the year but I usually have a lot of tomatoes and green beans in the freezer.
I worked at an ice cream factory.. ice cream must contain 10% fat from cream, and shiping cream is expensive so we would buy butter fat from out of country not pure fat but 51% sugar so it don't count as a dairy product. Its all a shell game of skirting regulations.
Then we switched to calling it frozen dessert, and made it from cheep palm oil.
@@larryscarr3897
"Frozen Dairy Dessert" is not ice cream, but is always clearly labeled on packages in that section.
A major problem is that most people do not read, including product labels.
For those of us _who do,_ and are pretty savvy, it's especially concerning that the information on the labels is *_incorrect/fraudulent._* 😡
@@Blissid_Waters cant use the word "dairy", unless its milk then its called ice milk.. read again its just frozen dessert.. comes in an ice cream container with pics that look like ice cream.. amd its not clearly labeled its little letters designed for you to miss. And your ice cream only means the 10% fat came from cream, can be butter fat, imported as a sugar product cuz its 51% sugar to avoid tariffs.
@@pamelawing5747 but but the seeds are fake they are GMO modified fake seeds
I always find it extremely funny when the government say they care about the people yet they never do anything that’s impactful for the people safety.
Do the opposite of what the government suggests you do.
They literally don’t want you to live too long to take too much social security
The government is the first accomplices hiding the truth from the people
just look at the toxic cloud spreading from Ohio.
You voted for small government
Why is this allowed?! Pull the crap food from the market! What’s the point of the FDA if not to make sure everything is what they claim?!
The FDA doesn’t want us to be healthy and grow our own food too.
My grandpa always says "we live in the age of deceit and substitution"
Oh son, he was talking about marrying your grandma
He's correct. Capitalism would work so well if it wasn't for corrupt and just plain evil people.
@Pastramiklick... don't forget about Karenism, trolling, lack of empathy, corruption, and CEOs getting free passes to do whatever they like! 💪😎✌️
#Murica
@@Brian-m9v lol
5 replies, only 2 visible. What were the 3 taboo comments? I see "B's" comment about your grandma and your "lol" response
Just How Do We Trust The FDA To Do Right By Us? They Have Approved MANY Things That We Should NOT Consume!!!
We aren't "tricked," this is the food they make available to us. They lie, but this is what is available. Wish we all had the time and knowledge to make it all ourselves. These evil corporations should not be getting a way with this.
100%
for families like mine stuck living in an apartment because we can't afford to buy a home, growing our own food isn't an option either. our unit is in a completely shaded area, in an already cloudy/overcast state. i can't even keep houseplants alive from how little sunshine we get. it's unfortunate, but i do what i can in other areas. we forage for mushrooms in the fall and pick berries when we can as well, keep them in the freezer or dehydrate them. i've also learned that artificial vanilla is literally made from plastic, so i've started to make my own. it's very easy, a child could even do it.
@@lettus143 Artificial vanilla is synthetic, but it is the same molecule that gives normal vanilla most of its taste. So while it is a different product, it is literally the same substance. So whether it is made from wood pulp (lignin), clove oils (eugenol), or petrochemical sources (guaiacol), the last being what is done today, there is no real difference.
Vanilla extract just has a variety of other chemicals that give it a slightly more rounded taste in non cooked goods especially.
So of all the "artificial" foods, that's one I wouldn't worry about.
this video is to white wash FDA
Growing food is one of the easiest things a kid can do and is common sense for like most 5yr olds, if they have suitable land sun water and in the growing season.
Convince gov to let everyone that wants use an acre of free tax free land to grow their own food and live on. Ban farm subsidies.
Food forest. Rain collection. Grey water system. Automatic watering system.
Ban public school.
I love when people tell me that humankind is generally good, and simply does some bad things from time to time.
For olive oil, go to your local Greek restaurant and see if the owner sells olive oil. Mine sells a bottle straight from Lebanon. He also now sells his own from his family’s trees in the Mediterranean.
So you're being told.
Eat seasonal fruits, veggies, buy local and get information on domestic producers and their products is the first step. In Germany we used to have strict food safety measures , good comsumer protection and strong , informed consumers organizations. Unfortunately now more companies are copying the American way….
Thank you for this video .
you don't need other people to know real food.
If you can find the time, or rope someone into the household to do it for you:
From Scratch cooking helps to avoid the majority of altered food stuffs.
It also reduces the number of steps between harvest and you, so the less chances of alteration.
Not a perfect solution, unless you want to grind your own grains and milk your own cows, but better then the labels!
In the Netherlands our regulations are very strict. You can't just produce something en sell it to people. And i think it's better that you eat local, and seasonal product. Not food made in factory's.
Sadly, there is such a "hustle" culture in America, that many people do not take the time to make these efforts. Moreover, many Americans are somewhat shamed into asking too many and/or particular questions.
Domestic workers (who _do_ [make such efforts] and take such tasks/job seriously), AKA stay-at-home humans, are often frowned upon in USA; especially in some cultures/areas. Further, many who wish to be/hold such a position, whose role/duties would include such duties, cannot afford to _and_ live comfortably.
It's all terrible.
Sad that the American way is filtering through to you.
He said it best when he said, “if we don’t take it seriously, then why should we expect the perpetrators to take it seriously” !!!!!! A lot of people already don’t trust the FDA… when I see that “FDA approved” stamp, I can’t even take it seriously. Would love to see this change.
My tip for my American friends when it comes to getting Parmesan cheese: look for the Protected Designation of Origin seal in the package - this is for us Europeans a sign that this is legit Parmesan cheese that comply with a strict set of rules (production process and correct raw ingredients), ensuring that it's the genuine stuff. Granted, even here in Europe there is a big problem with food fraud, but there are at least ways set by the European Union to deal with these issues. It's outrageous that U.S. consumers are being blatantly scammed by food companies like this.
theres also many great and safe parmesan replacement, cheaper versions one can use like on pizza or in dishes where one would hesitate to use the real stuff( I like Parmesan and could have it on most of stuff, in restaurant its always hard task to tell waiter to stop adding it), one I know about is from Czechia I think from Gran Moravia, its of course EU compliant so its not named parmesan but its still quality hard cheese of similar type and correctly labeled so one knows what he's using.
What about label/seal fraud?
Nonsense. Labels are meaningless. Everyone in the industry knows that the only way any chicanery would be exposed would be by chemical testing. The average individual doesn't exactly have a scientific test kit to analyze their food products, lol! 😂🤣😂
Buy fresh potatoes, fruits, meat, and vegetables. Otherwise, just ASSUME it's all filler, jank, and bool sheet. Especially "spices".
nah, there’s no way you’re talking after y’all ate horse meat 💀
Most people have never actually tasted real Parm. It’s one of the most counterfeited foods out there.
In a system that incentivizes a companies bottom line with no regard for people, companies looked at their profits with no regards to human safety? Who could've expected that?
I can't wait for enough ppl to realize this and we hit the needed critical mass to do away with capitalism once and for all 😈
Indeed, but capitalism is formed around the very idea of greed. It's a system that rewards greed. Capitalism is for capitalists. Capitalists have capital. Money, land, people. That means if you don't have a lot of that, then you are a subject.
@@y0nd3r It's about *Meritocracy.* Profits are a fundamental high moral good, we can't exist without them, it means producing more than consumed to create that production. If you have a job you are a capitalist unless it's 100% for charity. (I realize such obvious facts are left out of typical Marxist college indoctrination)
Governments theoretically can limit fraud which has nothing inherent to do with profits, but governments are the ultimate monopoly which means poor performance.
@@y0nd3r if a company is selling you a product that is garbage just don't spend your money with that company. You don't really need to get into what capitalism is to understand, "their products are garbage. I'm not buying anything from them again."
@@Mrbfgray if I have a job where the boss is skimming 90% of the value of my labor off the top and that doesn't leave me money to survive, but the mofo boss is a billionaire, and all his billionaire buddies are jacking the rates of everything up on anything that humans need to survive, THAT'S capitalism. You should value your labor more than what you've been told it's worth. It's making the boss a billionaire.
How is this even possible? In the European Union the managers of the companies selling these fakes would go to prison and the companies themselves would get millions of dollars' worth of fines. Not to mention the health hazard. Isn't there any Consumer Protection Authority in the US?
there was but America's whole schtick is corruption. so emphasis on was, now it's just a board of fat cats
Only financial penalties. Thems that be in power figure that financial penalties are the worst an entity can get. Yet, the number of charges, convictions and penalties imposed are so low that most companies will take their chances. The consumer cares about low prices and won't penalize a company with low prices, even if the company was convicted of fraud
Is there a EU FDA to monitor the guidelines?
It's easy with online stores such as Amazon, but one of my rules is never to buy food from anyone on Amazon or any online store.
Us Americans are fools, that's how
Grow herbs, grind coffee, nuts, flour, & spices, and avoid processed foods when possible to reduce worries about adulterated foods.
Yes! And both 5 star restaurants and fast food use the same main ingredients! Like canola oil, tap water, GMO’s, etc.
*Media:* Fast Food is unhealthy.
*Me:* Okay I'll eat healthy food outside.
*Media:* All outside food is unhealthy.
*Me:* Okay, I'll cook at home and eat.
*Media:* Food you buy at the store can have unhealthy ingredients.
*Me:* Cool, I'll cook organic, whole foods at home only.
*Media:* Expensive healthy food bought at the store is fraudulent.
*Me:* I ... guess I'll just grow a farm?
That's your best bet
But they are trying to regulate hone gardens and livestock.
Government: We will shut you down, for your own safety.
Tonight at 9…dirt isn’t real!
Tonight at 9: The Dirt is Contaminated
Lately, I've noticed that food doesn't taste like it did growing up. I figured it was me, or that the ingredients are different. Even candy doesn't taste the same. I hardly eat most of the food out there... Now I know why.
it's also almost like pallets change growing up
I remember when my country had an increase in flour prices. I overtoasted some bread and suddenly it smelt like burning plastic. Very scary.
When I was in Italy, everything was proudly local and made in Italy. In my country, Guatemala, everything (except for big machines and cars) is made and grown in Guatemala. The coffee is right from my grandpa's land, or if I'm in a other area, from a locals yard. It is phenomenal. Want cheese? Tomatoes? The lady down the street has cows, or if you live in the City, there's small towns an hour away that grow food. The country is rapidly growing but the food is delicious, local, and seasonal.
That's amazing
Guatemala = Tribe of Zebulon
@@jephtha7267You are awake.
The US is trying to stop the food being local and support big ag. That adulterates food
@Lee Roland you can go legally
Stores are now tricking everyone into buying spoiled food. In the past week I bought parsley that started rotting and smelled like paint thinner. We bought a bag of potatoes two weeks ago that I now found in a pool of rot juice in the drawer smelling like literal poop. I bought pecorino which is supposed to be dry and last a couple weeks. It was completely moldy that same day. I have seen rotten onions, rotten berries, rotten watermelons, even rotten edible flowers at the store. They will really do anything other than giving it away for free. No one wants to spend money on food that is about to rot! Not even opportunists! They need to discount it faster. Cause now I am just asking my money back.
Since moving to the USA, my health has declined drastically! And most of it started with the food I ate; I had to stop eating many different foods and then acquired autoimmune diseases. Whenever I visit my home country, I can eat anything, and I rarely get flare-ups. This is sad 😢
What country are you from ?
Same
India
and remember now, pain aint cheap. they'll put capital on all your different aches pains and diseases. good luck..
@@jnick6 right! I shocked to experience the costs of healthcare here, I’m drowning in medical bills, and mostly treating symptoms
You start with two bottles of olive oil,we are eager to find out:are they both real?both fake?one real one fake?which one?… That's a wonderful suspension for us viewers! Please do a Season 2 and give an answer, I will be very happy to know they are both good for me...
Yeah there was no answer. Here are two oils.. and let’s move on now.
That was a tacky engagement trick, but it matches the narrative pretty well. On a video about food fraud with fillers, they gave us video fraud with filler content and no substance 😂
Here's the kicker, they're both fake!
Dr. Oz outed that fake olive oil a decade ago.
It’s an inception: ‘there is real journalism and there is this ‘
This is humongous! I am appalled at the person downplaying food fraud as "there are more important issues than food fraud"... We are literally INGESTING these items and they directly affect our health, and in the long run, our life. How can you dismiss such a critical issue like that?? And can we just realize that not only healthy adults but kids, seniors, immunocompromised and sick people are also ingesting these foods? This needs to be dealt with strictly, and with harsh sentences given for the guilty party.
The ones who are supposedly policing this stuff are just as guilty in my opinion, they take bribes n turn a blind eye to stuff alot of the time🤔😒, I try to buy fresh produce as much as I can, it may cost more but I'd rather live n be skint than die with money in my account!🤔😁✌️
Wouldn't be so many sick and immune compromised if we weren't investing such crap all our lives.
@@crazyratlady3438 I take it you meant ingesting!🤔😁💜✌️
Parties... those investors wanting massive $$$ returns
@hyrulphicsound ummm it's a statements saying we should worry but we shouldn't be because it should be straightforward
Some people don't label it
She never said which olive oil is worse, she just explained both of them and moved on
I suggest you review the start of the video : note how the person clothes and lighting match
Maybe just bring a giant magnifying glass with you so you can determine the origin
it's impossible to tell the difference.
#2 sounds like California Olive Ranch. The prices are usually good clues, meaning the higher priced are the 100% olive oil. In general we should always buy the more expensive food choices as realistically real food should be expensive (based on inflation). There are articles online that list the real olive oil companies.
@@علي-ش7ث8ب don't be stupid. Stop it.
Pour olive oil on a shiny metal tray, look at the oil reflecting sunlight, if it looks like a purple/magenta oil slick then the olive oil is good and real
This is part of the reason it was so questionable why our government suddenly "cared" so much for our health these last few years. So much cancer and metabolic problems such as diabetes could be prevented if the FDA wasn't so corrupted.
Well and if the money grubbing owners of the food corporations didn't try every cheap trick in the book just to make more profit.
It's more likely that Congress has been corrupted by Corporate America. Any time you hear a politician talk about deregulating an industry and/or cutting funding for regulatory agencies, you can bet he/she was bought and paid for.
You are right about that, eating a meat based diet goes a long way to treat cancers and stop diabetes in its tracks. Type 1s need less meds, type 2 may need none.
To be fair, they only "cared" because businesses needed us to keep working and keep buying. It was about stock portfolios, not altruism.
People with the right knowledge and skills rotate in and out of any particular department, based on the political party in power and their own desires. Most of them alternate with working in the industry they're supposed to be regulating when they're working for the government.
People with their finger in the pie.
Most of our Congressional reps and senators own stocks in military defense contractors, too, which is very likely why the defense budget is so high.
Countries that don't have these problems pay their public servants VERY well. HIGH incomes. Removes the itch to accept a little something on the side. When the U.S. is willing to do that, the problem will get much better.
It's odd that the third question implies that you should read the back of the product, but the video tells us that producers also lie on the labels.
I was also bothered by the way they conflated misleading advertising with outright adulteration and framed them as equally bad. The olive oil blend no doubt has an accurate ingredients list, because it outright states that it is a blend of olive oil. It’s true that the marketing relies on association with the more desirable product, but in my opinion it doesn’t rise to the level of fraud. To place that example side by side with the UK horse meat and China melamine scandals feels almost like fraud itself.
The 100% Blend label can be read a couple of ways: as a blend of 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oils…. Or as an *Oil Blend* Containing 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oils.
The first reading is what most people would assume. But a product might also get away with the oil blend, as technically accurate, though misleading.
I used to work in product development and have written label copy. A lot of care goes into every word.
Like the video says, I would trust the Cali olive oil because of the amount of detail they provide. When a company has less information about sourcing of raw ingredients, you’ll see less information on the label.
@@AmyKSpreadborough Or they provide you so much information that you assume it's correct and don't bother to consider that maybe what you assume isn't what the words actually mean.
Very informative and investigative video. In America this seems very lucrative as opposed to Europe (because of laws and consumer journalism/tv programs).
And it’s not just the bait and switch but also additives that are used for the shelf life which make the products less nutritious or more processed.
The FDA is in on this, and some people have known this for a few decades. If people had any idea what the FDA allows slipped into our food as long as the percentages meet the agreed upon percentages.
That's not because some FDA.... that's because of the whole American image that government is bad and that any regulations are evil...
Same goes for guns, car safety, etc... There are extremely convincing macro data statistics, these are not complicated topics to judge and fix
I'm really grateful that, Australia, has extremely strict high food standards.
There are fake food in Australia too. I saw a program on cheap meat being pass off as expensive by injecting it with stuff. This was legal in Australia.
You seem to be forgetting all the pesticides used in Australia that are banned in Europe?
Yet will lock you up if not vaccinated?!?
SO AS RUSSIA, MANY GROW THEIR OWN IN THEIR DACHA. GREAT FISHING IN LAKE BAIKAL.
@@joseph1980. pesticides are not a big deal. Body doesnt process them.
My favorite form of food fraud is changing the content of a 16oz package to 14 12 Oz. Keep the box the smae 16ox size and keep the content information small enough that unaware buyers don't look or notice. I'm 75 and my vision has been better. I have to take extra eye glasses with me to buy pasta
I find the products on supermarket shelves all have the weight and other critical information in the smallest print they can get away with. A personal hate is green print on a green background reducing the contrast, making the text really hard to read. I also take my reading glasses with me. Fortunately I am retired so I can chose to shop when the shop is quiet but if I have children with me, especially at busy times, I can't keep proper track.
Talk is cheap!! Wadda ya' gonna do about this mess? If you don't help, you're harming. If you're harming and still blaming otheres,instead of you too, you're a hippocrit and criminal. Bottom line, you're a crook too. So do something or be quiet snd don't point a finger.😡
I bought a family size bag of corn chip.
Dad joke😜
@@peartree460
Chips are full of vegetable oil, known as the one cause of premature death.
@@michaeledwards2251 ok mikey.
What does "relevant" mean?
The food supply in America has been nutritionally stripped, by overfarming, over fertilizing, and gmo.
This is very scary, considering some have diet restrictions. So tired of people being taken advantage of.
I’m an expat in the US. Amazing country. However one thing that is so much better back home is the quality of food and ingredients. I get a lot of reflux and bloating in the U, which miraculously goes away when I go back home.
Me too!
(HFCS is banned in my country, but you cannot avoid it in the US, and it makes me so sick for months after ingesting it when I'm there. The moment I am back home, I'm fine, and I also lose weight even though I don't eat less)
@@AlphaGeekgirl diabetes is a billion dollar business per FDA. Got to keep this Big Pharmas happy
I was shopping for coffee creamer, my wife liked Coffee Mate Sugar Free French Vanilla. I checked the label, it contained corn syrup. Margarine, now sold as Plant Based Butter is an excellent example of fake food.
OMG...you must be new to reading labels. Coffee Mate is chemistry, not food!
Candelilla wax is an FDA-approved food additive.
The pharmaceutical industry and food industry has interest in each other. Food makes you sick and medication helps you "manage" it.
Yep they all profit from their system of corruption
I wouldn't be surprised if some of the meat in U.S. was human flesh
Either grow your own food, or you have accepted to eat what others decide you will eat. Theres no two ways. No inspection, no regulation, no deterrents.
This is probably one of the most important journalism CNBC has ever done.
Pro tip, dont buy grounded spices, by them whole from spice markets online.
When buying oil, make sure it comes the same area it is manufactured. Meaning less mixed oils or using old oils with the new ones making it die quick. Same with balasmic.
If you’re buying online you can’t know for sure that it comes from where they say it does. Unless you physically go to the location to verify, you’re just as susceptible as buying it from a grocery store.
For over 50 years I've been saying that we've been getting ripped off for money not just the products we believe we are getting , THNKXZ to corporate owners FDA and the rest of them involved in this
Been happening for decades. Theres things like all natural fruit juice when it is anything but, all fresh content advertised straight from freezers, and even canned food that noted natural or no chemical preservatives. All you have to do to dispute most of these fake food advertising is look closely in the fine print under "ingredients." The fact they false advertise, yet leave the truth hidden in tiny print is the main reason why companies aren't in real trouble getting away with this crap.
I could do with some lawsuit cash
Yup, I have been reading labels for YEARS. People stare at me crazy, but I don't want to eat/feed my children something with 52 ingredients!
@III Yes, they know all the newest IT things and all about useless crap, but not what they are ingesting and that it can have long term effects. Back in the day, there was info about bread having the same ingredients as yoga mats and tires!! Wtf! So I am very picky about the food I buy for my family.
This is why I switched to whole bean coffee actually. Apparently a lot of the preground coffees are guilty of adding fillers. Sometimes even literal dirt into into the coffee. *Cough*Maxwell House*cough* At least with the whole bean I know that the rate of fillers being added is soooooo much less if not none. Its infuriating to hear that some of the things that we've been eatting our entire lives aren't actually what they're labeled. They keep getting away with adulterating our food in the USA all for the sake of a dollar.
They were adding a bit of Maxwell's House back yard soil.
American capitalism at its finest!
Absolutely. I only buy whole beans!
Evil WEF cabals, FDA, WHO, UN.
Heads up to tjis video creators.
A good rule of thump is that Corporations behave like psychopaths.
Avoid any foods that say "natural flavoring"
Company CEOs should ALWAYS get jail for fraud!
This is why avoiding highly processed foods is essential
It is not necessarily prossed foods. Olive oil, spices, alcohol, meat, etc all are in this bucket sadly.
Most of these are not highly processed food. Highly processed food does not need to lie about price.
If you didn't grow it yourself, then it ain't healthy.
What do you mean tricked.... YOU ATE THAT FOOD TO AND BECOME OBEASE...... Its not like as if its fake food like in China.... What, you want stone kidney like Sanlu Milk?
Stop blaming society as if they made you done something, YOU WALK THERE, YOU BOUGHT, YOU PUT IT IN YOUR MOUTH, YOU ATE IT.
Are all these medias of Woke going to tell you to Feel Better... Its not your Fault? Ha! *Wokism*
Did you watch the video? They’re talking about fish, spices, milk, olive oil… these are not foods we’d call “highly processed”
FDA is so kind on fines.. 5k and 100 hours of community service is like looking like a punishment to a school kid for not doing homework 😂
It was cool when they identified the companies who were ripping off the public.
Did they? :0
@@JanelleBearden246 f no. Just enough information to be slightly more valuable than worthless
@III I am sure it's legit and so are your concerns. Who ever made could at least told us who the culprits are. Half ass information doesn't do the consumer any good.
exactly! im trying to google brands guilty of this and still coming up short except for 'Castle Cheese' for parmesan. if anyone has any, pls reply!
@@amanduuuh_7117 what did you learn about the cheese manufacturer?
"The Jungle" is a great 'polemic' tale!
This is why I started shopping almost exclusively fresh foods at a local grocery store that gets the produce straight from farms and it’s the same price if not cheaper than big stores
I tried buying at a farmer's market once. It was sooo expensive!
Us too but many cant afford that.
@@aewtx that's because you are used to cheap, subsidized food from factory farms. Farmer's market prices reflect the REAL value and cost of hand raised food without the middleman or chemical company seeds. Farmers deserve to be paid for their work. The rest of the world pays a great deal more. Americans spend only 6.4% of their income on food. Canadians spend 9.1%, Austrian spends 9.9%, and Nigerians spend a whopping 56.4% of their income on food. We are indeed privileged.
@@lauriesmith7517 I agree, and I know the quality will be much better and definitely better for my health. But it won't matter when I can't afford it.
Low income people spend up to 30% of there yearly income on food, plus probably go to food pantries.