Advances to prevent food fraud in the consumption of virgin olive oil and pine nuts
Mar 24, 2025
Food fraud occurs when products that do not meet consumer expectations reach the market and, in extreme cases, this can lead to health problems. To combat this misleading and critical practice in the food sector, a team from the University of Barcelona has published new studies presenting technologi
es to verify the geographical origin of two food products: virgin olive oil—emblematic of the Mediterranean diet—and pine nuts, the most expensive nuts on the market. ...read more read less