1. World problems
  2. Illegal repackaging of food

Illegal repackaging of food

  • Fraudulent extension of shelf-life of food products

Incidence

In Austria in 1993, a large percentage of unsold pre-package meats past their sell-by date were being unwrapped, wiped down, perhaps sprinkled with herbs and spices, repackaged and given new labels.

Broader

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Strategy

Packaging food
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Value

Overextension
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Life
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Illegality
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Fraud
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
 Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
J3975
DOCID
12039750
D7NID
166489
Editing link
Official link
Last update
Oct 4, 2020