What Are Imitation, Adulteration, and False Declaration/Deception?
Adulteration: Mixing or adding another substance into something. Especially mixing substances different from the declared content in food products.
Why?
According to the Veterinary Services, Plant Health, Food and Feed Law No. 5996, imitation, adulteration, and misleading declarations are prohibited in foods.
How?
Products served to guests-customers in mass consumption places must not contain imitation, adulteration, or misleading declarations. Some common mistakes made in businesses are as follows:
- Butter-flavored margarine is presented as butter.
- Factory-made butter is presented as village butter.
- Syrup with sugar and sherbet is presented as molasses.
- Lemon sauce or vinegar-flavored sauce is presented as lemon juice or vinegar.
- Pomegranate sour sauce is presented as pomegranate sour.
- A small amount of butter is mixed into margarine and presented as butter.
- Glucose syrup and flavors are mixed and presented as honey.
- In the buffet, turkey meat, red meat, or chicken meat-red meat mixture is presented as meatballs.
- Concentrates or sweeteners are presented as natural products (fresh orange juice).
Important!
The declaration on packaged products must be the same as the declaration on the presentation labels. Declarations and practices that mislead or deceive consumers must not be made. Attention should also be paid during the purchasing phase. For example, if the invoice for butter-flavored margarine is issued as butter, a penal action may be encountered.
Note: Either write the name of the product on the packaging or serve the product named on the presentation label.
Number: 8 • 02.July.2012