If we are what we eat then we should be extra careful about our selections, because sometimes what we’re told on a label is a far cry from the truth.

Organic, locally grown, pesticide-free… The FOOD INDUSTRY makes big promises— but how far can producers really be trusted? And how safe are the foods we import? To find out more about the deceptive practices of the food companies and how these machinations can endanger our heath, just sink your teeth into the following pages…

It’s difficult to determine exactly how many choices each of us has to make every day, but some estimates range as high as 35,000. Since there are only 86,400 seconds in one 24-hour period and adults spend about a third of it sleeping, that allows only about a second and a half per decision. Add the fact that American supermarkets carry around 50,000 different items, and you begin to see how hard food shopping has become for consumers and how important it is for producers to influence our shopping decisions. In many cases they achieve this by making false promises that motivate us to buy what they’re selling. Canned tomatoes, for example, often come in packages clad in the red, white, and green of the Italian flag, but they were most likely grown elsewhere. Any tomato labeled “San Marzano,” the most famous plum tomato from Italy, is supposed to be grown in the rich volcanic soil at the base of Mount Vesuvius, but only about 5% of San Marzano tomatoes sold in America are actually authentic; the rest are all fakes. Fraudulent tomatoes are one thing, but adulterated meat is another. In September of 2016 police in China seized a shipment of beef and chicken that had been soaked in toxic bleach to increase its weight by up to 50%. The incident was simply the latest in a string of Chinese food scandals that have included rice with high levels of cadmium and milk contaminated with melamine to increase its apparent protein content. In that incident more than 50,000 babies were hospitalized and six died. But China is not alone in marketing foods that can damage health. Together with respected food experts id exposes the treacherous tactics of the food industry.