{"id":150487,"date":"2023-10-08T14:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T18:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/?p=150487"},"modified":"2024-08-30T00:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:48:37","slug":"phonies-fakes-and-food-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/2023\/10\/phonies-fakes-and-food-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Phonies, Fakes and Food Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know that what you\u2019re eating is what you think it is?<\/p>\n<p>Most consumers aren\u2019t thinking about fraud in their food supply while pushing a cart around their local grocery story. But shady shenanigans, fakery, and outright fraud happen more than you might realize.<\/p>\n<p>In this Modern Farmer feature series, we investigate the wide world of food fraud and fakery\u2014and explore the technology poised to make supply chains more transparent.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"dc461d\" data-has-transparency=\"true\" style=\"--dominant-color: #dc461d;\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-150667 has-transparency\" src=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled_Artwork-27-2-498x346.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"257\" height=\"178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled_Artwork-27-2-498x346.png 498w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled_Artwork-27-2-1200x834.png 1200w, https:\/\/modernfarmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Untitled_Artwork-27-2-768x534.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 257px) 100vw, 257px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Series edited and illustrated by Rose Garrett\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you know that what you\u2019re eating is what you think it is? 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