11 of the most faked foods in the world

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11 of the most faked foods in the world
Criminals and legitimate companies alike make big bucks selling less expensive substitutes for genuine honey, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and more.

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A person carving a steak on a cutting board from Snake River Farms.
Snake River Farms offers a variety of high-quality meats.

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Is your food safe to eat? Why your wasabi, vanilla, and honey could be fake

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Hate to break it to you, but your truffle oil wasn't made from truffles. Your vanilla extract? Well, that's probably just a lab-made derivative of crude oil. And your shaker of Parmesan cheese? It probably has wood pulp inside.

I shopped at Amazon Fresh to see why it's struggling. I found hyped discounts, odd displays, and bad coffee.

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Insider reporter Alex Bitter stands outside an Amazon Fresh grocery store in Maryland.
Amazon Fresh has operated grocery stores for three years, but the chain has yet to win over many shoppers.

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I tried chocolate chip cookies from Crumbl and Insomnia and the winner had the best chewy texture

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composite image of the author holding up chocolate chip cookies from Insomnia and Crumbl
I tried Insomnia and Crumbl's takes on the classic chocolate chip cookie.

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TikTokers are calling out DoorDashers using others people's accounts. 'You open the door for Ebony, and Ebony actually happens to be Steve, that's not okay!'

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A DoorDash delivery driver in New York City
Some gig delivery drivers aren't who they appear to be.

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Pret a Manger was fined $1 million after an employee was trapped in a freezer for more than 2 hours and thought she was going to die

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People walk past a branch of Pret a Manger in February 2022
Pret a Manger was fined $1 million on Tuesday.

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Burger King must face a lawsuit claiming it makes its Whoppers look much larger and meatier on its menus, a judge rules

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Whopper and fries from Burger King
The lawsuit claims Burger King changed its images of Whoppers to make its meat content look twice as large.

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Self checkout could be making Americans lonelier

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People wearing coats and other cold-weather clothing scan and pay for groceries at a supermarket in New York City. Lighted signs that read
Self-checkout stations are one example of technology making Americans lonelier.

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Instacart's profitability relies in part on batching orders together — something that its gig workers hate

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A man wearing a face mask and sunglasses backwards on his head looks at a receipt while standing in front of a shopping cart at a Giant grocery store in Washington DC in 2020.
Instacart has gotten its shoppers to deliver more orders at a time for the same or less pay over the last few years.

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