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The Food Detectives

Video. The Food Detectives: Hounding the meat cheats

Updated: 28/09/2025 - 15:42 GMT+2

In partnership with the European Union & the Watson Project

Europe's top food safety experts are joining forces to crack down on fraud. Euronews is following them in this special series called The Food Detectives. In Episode 2, meet the team beating fraud from the farm to the butcher.

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