Tag: Counterfeit Food

Food fraudsters stealing reputations, writes Jan Davis

Jan Davis writes: Most of us have at some stage come across cheap knock-off copies of expensive brands – Louis Vuitton handbags, Ralph Polo shirts, Rolex watches, Nikes – whatever. Maybe you even succumbed to temptation.

Chinese counterfeiting has been a challenge to many major corporations and fashion houses for decades. However, the copyists have moved on and the latest trend is in faking foods and consumables.

This is proving a nightmare for Australian farmers, agribusinesses and consumers.