CHICAGO -- There are protections in place to safeguard the U.S. food supply, but as with sham designer purses and knock-off watches, there are billions of dollars to be made with counterfeit cuisine.

We want to believe the labels on our favorite food items—"extra virgin," “organic,” “wild-caught,” or “pure.” But sometimes these claims are more marketing than reality. The food fraud industry is ...

Refrigerated food shelf at a Trader Joe's outlet - Corinna Haselmayer/Shutterstock The Trader Joe's "fake food" conspiracy sounds a lot more ominous than it is, which should come as a relief to anyone ...

The worlds of food and art collide with the free exhibit, “Looks Delicious!” at Japan House in Hollywood, which runs through Jan. 25, 2026. In Japan, the practice of shokuhin sampuru (or “sample foods ...

Forget fake news. European police have joined forces to seize almost 10,000 tonnes of fake and harmful food and drink, from caviar to cashews, booze to bubbly water and even unassuming stock cubes.

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The Trader Joe's "fake food" conspiracy sounds a lot more ominous than it is, which should come as a relief to anyone who's enjoyed the chain's flurry of constantly rotating in-house branded offerings ...