Interpol Finds Painted Olives, Monkey Meat Shipped as 'Food'

Interpol says inspections of "food" shipments have turned up more than 10,000 tons and a million liters of fake, illicit or toxic food and beverages during a four-month period. Discoveries in 57 countries worldwide included fake Sudanese sugar mixed with fertilizer and 85 tons of Italian olives “painted” with copper sulphate to improve their appearance. Other items included 10,000 liters of “fake or adulterated” alcoholic drinks, adulterated honey and, in Indonesia, 70...

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