| Abstract: |
Food related fraud can be an uncomfortable but necessary discussion as it is evidently becoming worse according to experts in Canada and one of the most common form of food fraud that is on the rise is mislabeling of food. One might think they are not victims, but most of these quack food items make it to our refrigerators on a daily basis without the notice of consumers. In spite of the fact that the real extent of the damage caused by this form of fraud of yet to be known, it is however certain that this fraudulent activity is accounting for more than millions of dollars in Canada every year. Sylvain Charlebois, a professor of food security at Dalhousie University highlighted that even though every year billions of dollars is lost as a result of food fraud, people do really know how the activity comes about. Globally speaking, food fraud comes in different dimensions but in Canada to be specific, mislabeling is most prominent. |
