Beware of counterfeit olive oil

[Michael Browne]

Shoppers have been warned to beware of counterfeit olive oil – as criminal gangs exploit a disastrous Italian harvest by selling potentially dangerous bootleg bottles.

 

Consumers should be particularly wary of olive oil that appears “too cheap to be true”, experts said. Fake oil produced in unhygienic conditions could put Britons at increased risk of E.coli and salmonella.

 

The incentive for fraud has increased because the woeful olive harvest has left a shortage of the fruit required to make genuine oil – while the resulting rising price has increased the profits that can be made from selling fake bottles.

 

The best way for consumers and restaurant buyers to determine whether olive oil is counterfeit is to look at the price.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/food-fans-are-told-to-prepare-for-a-flood-of-dangerous-counterfeit-olive-oil-10124249.html

[p3t3r]

The best way to determine if it is fake is to look at the price? What happens if the fakers of the oil sell it at the normal perceived price?

 

This counterfeit olive oil is nearly as bad as the fake counterfeit rice which is made from plastic.

 

Anyway, thanks for the info!

[JoeyJoeC]

The best way to determine if it is fake is to look at the price?

 

Well I guess that only applies to the people buying it in bulk. But then again, they probably won't be using it!