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. You might feel the companies behind these food products are using deceptive packaging — but it's legal. However, there's a whole other level of trickery that's completely illegal: food fraud. That's when criminals bottle up corn syrup and call it 100% honey, or when they pass off cheap mozzarella as pure Parmigiano-Reggiano. Globally, the fraudulent food industry could be worth $40 billion. It hurts legitimate producers, funds criminal activities, and can even harm consumers. We head around the world to uncover how producers get away with food deception and how we can spot the real stuff. 0:00 Intro 1:08 Truffles 3:44 Maple Syrup 5:19 Wasabi 7:42 Parmesan Cheese 11:15 Vanilla 12:58 Caviar 14:40 Honey 17:30 Olive Oil 20:04 Wagyu Beef 22:20 Coffee 24:05 Saffron 25:58 How criminals get away with selling fakes How A Louisiana Crawfish Company Harvests 60,000 pounds A Day | Big Business | Insider Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo6KRFh0za0 Inside the US Factory Making Ukraine’s Most Important Ammo | Big Business | Insider Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRtYyjvYTWk Why Coconut Farmers Risk Their Lives To Feed The World's Superfood Obsession | Big Business https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEA8HpR_Azw ------------------------------------------------------ #food #BigBusiness #InsiderBusiness Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com/ Insider Business on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Insider Business on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusiness Insider Business on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Insider Business on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Insider Business on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider 11 Of The Most Faked Foods In The World | Big Business | Insider Business