Tag Archives | Food chain

Fish fraud: why traceability matters

22 April 2013 in Accountability, Health, Private sector

In a guest blog post, Beth Lowell of Oceana reports on alarming rates of fish fraud in the United States. When you go out to your favorite seafood restaurant or pick up fish from the grocery store, you expect to leave knowing that you got what you paid for. But what if the fish you […]

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Horse meat scandal: food transparency in focus

21 February 2013 in Access to information, Accountability, Europe and Central Asia, Politics and government, Private sector

In January, Irish food inspectors revealed they had found horse DNA in products labeled as beef being sold by British supermarkets in the country. The revelation quickly led to more discoveries around Europe, with some products that claimed to be cow meat actually found to be 100 per cent horse. There has been a rash […]

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Corporate accountability in the food chain – where spin stops and deception begins

22 October 2012 in Access to information, Accountability, Health, Private sector

There is no such thing as an average consumer. The choices we make are shaped by our means, aspirations and priorities. We all give different weight to price, quality, convenience and ethical considerations. But it is impossible for us to evaluate all the products we buy and something we all share is that, ultimately, our […]

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