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Title : The $50 billion food fraud scam putting Australia's iconic brands at risk
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Source : 9news.com.au
Year : 2017
Link : http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/05/31/19/07/50-billion-dollar-food-fraud-scam-putting-brands-at-risk
Country : Australia
Commodity: All Food
Abstract: Food fraud is threatening to destroy Australia's reputation as a high-quality exporter, with everything from seafood, beef and olive oil to vitamins and wine under attack by unscrupulous counterfeiters. But a crack team based in Sydney's Barangaroo is fighting back, using sophisticated 'blockchain' technology to track Australian products along the supply chain until they reach their destination.