Eating Lies: The Alarming Truth Behind Food Industries
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Published 2023-11-20
Criminal syndicates have infiltrated the global food supply chain, eroding consumer trust in labels and the contents of their plates. In Italy, the mafia controls entire sectors of the food industry, while worldwide, well-organized criminal networks collaborate to exploit intricate supply chains. Scams vary from intentionally mislabeling inferior products as premium items to substituting one foodstuff for something entirely different. The profits are staggering. But what risks does this pose to consumers? How can we detect food fraud? And what measures can be taken to halt it?
In this investigation, we shadow the food fraud brigades, shedding light on the limited knowledge we have about what we're consuming. From the olive groves of Italy to the fish markets of France and the abattoirs of Poland, this film takes you on a culinary journey of a distinct kind. It's a global exploration into the realm of counterfeit food, revealing the hidden complexities of this industry.
All Comments (21)
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If it's THIS bad in Europe, I cringe to think how it's got to be at least 1,000 times worse here in the US.
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I have worked in the food industry. I have got such powerful feelings about this, a simple comment just won't make-it. Just this, - you absolutely would never BELIEVE the amount of FRAUD that surrounds-you - it IS absolutely everywhere.
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Meanwhile in America, where many ingredients are banned elsewhere, we still use them. such as sucralose and HFCS. I'd imagine the FDA would look the other way so long as there was money to be made.
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The entire world is full of it, not just the food industry. There isn't one segment of any society, around the world, that isn't out to con someone else out of something.
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Those products have to be properly labeled: "ground meat 50% horse", "beef with 20% mad cow", "rapeseed oil (olive-oil-flavored)", "old raw tuna with nitrates as preservative". Then sell them.
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The fact that we get free documentaries on YouTube by Best Documentary is truly a gift; keeping the education and knowledge alive 👏👏👏
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This was in Europe. Can you imagine what's going on in America with government approval!!!
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i like how they don't villanize one country and they show how different people fight for a change in all their countries 👍 there are good people everywhere, don't give up! 🙏💪
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Shocking ! A world full of greed.
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Be aware of potential fraud, even when you are having your meats raised and then taken to the slaughterhouse. We had two hogs processed and were given the meat from other unknown animals, while our meat was most likely sold in their shop because it was of such high quality. Our grower was furious. We never went back there but felt helpless to do anything about what happened.
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I actually drive to the farm that raises, slaughters and packages my grass-fed, organic beef. Raw milk and cheese, too.
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Big food lost me and my entire family years ago. Sugar, seed oils, High processed carbs. We now buy our food locally and grow most of it ourselves.
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Only the tip of an iceberg . Easy $ , low risk ,even lower penalties ......hell yeah.
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I worked in the meat industry in a full throughput [slaughtered, butchered & packaged] meat plant in Wales for 4 1/2yrs. It dealt solely with lamb. Traceability is a joke. If insufficient lamb from a particular source was available to fulfil an orders, fraudulent paperwork was created, & ear tags substituted to match the paperwork. For example, if insufficient Scottish or Welsh lamb was available, English or Southern Irish lamb would be substituted. It was common for bogof [buy one get one free] & similar offers to be over produced. These offers are usually available for a single week, & the order sizes are frequently larger than the plant can produce on a daily basis. The solution is to begin producing the offer products during the previous week, using extended sell by dates - 10 or 11 days instead of 8. At the end of the week, any offer packages remaining, are repackaged with an 8 day shelf life. Vacuum packed meat is packaged & sold all year round, as fresh. Sometimes, out of date vacuum packed meat is used & packaged as fresh. Meat which has been dropped on the floor is always picked up, brushed off & packaged for sale. Meat has to be kept below a certain temperature during all production processes. Frequently, this is ignored, & meat which is even 4 or 5 degrees above the maximum allowed, is packaged for sale - & the paperwork completed using fraudulent figures. 'Packaged in a protective atmosphere' is a laugh. An emergency exit door was required to be fitted in the packaging department. The company owner would not pay the higher cost of the work being carried out outside production hours, so it was done during production. A hole was made using an angle grinder, & producing clouds of fine dust during production. There are many more examples of meat abuse during production, but it would take too long to list them all.
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The dishonesty in the world makes me sick. Everyone, from the top to the average citizen has their angles and schemes to one degree or another. I am so cynical and distrustful or everyone and everything, it's paralyzing.
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as indonesians i feel ashamed that our food producers and our official food inspector doesn't do their jobs (most of them just sitting around in their comfy office) and let these food atrocities going on for years, i personally as indonesian food consumer feel that these producers is poisoned their own custumers for years for profit
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i've always known about this, that our meat isn't always the meat its labeled as BUT my biggest "fear" or at the very least a nagging question in the back of my mind is: have i ever unintentionally ate human??
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pepsico,nestle,mc donalds,kfc,dominos,unilever,these are the biggest food mafia on this planet.😡
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I'm trying to eat while watching this. Big mistake. 🤢
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THIS DOCUMENTRY DOES NOT NAME 1 COMPANY WHO IS PRODUCING BAD EVOO, BUT THEY SAID 7 OUT OF 10 WERE BAD
