It took nearly five weeks for the German authorities to finally pinpoint the source of the outbreak co). The main suspects are the sprouts of legumes, which in Italy we generally refer to as soybean sprouts since the varieties are almost indistinguishable to the average consumer.

The dossier explains how the alert and security system works in Italy and in Europe,  tells about the hoaxes disclosed on the net and in the newspapers (pasteurized milk 5 times, hamburgers that never mold, the fable of the invasion of Chinese tomatoes, fish Polluted Pangasius), focuses attention on false news published by the media (canceled the law on adulterated foods, compulsory label of origin….) And on the tricks invented by some producers to do business.

A chapter is dedicated to commercials and misleading advertisements signed by large companies such as: Lazzaroni, Coca-Cola, Kilocal, Danacol… censored by the Antitrust and the Jury. These are judgments that newspapers do not usually publish for reasons of expediency.

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