In Ukraine, 25% of dairy products are adulterated

In Ukraine, more than 25% of dairy products are falsified, and most often butter, cheese, sour cream and ice cream are counterfeited. This is reported by LIGA.net. Most often, dairy products with vegetable fat content are exported to markets with low purchasing power. Usually, the export of such products is aimed at Africa and Asia. In the case of replacing milk fat with vegetable fat, most manufacturers of dairy products label it accordingly. According to experts, not only Ukrainian, but also European dairy farmers replace milk fat with vegetable fat in products that go to markets with low purchasing power. This is the case with processed cheeses that are exported to the markets of Asia, Africa or the Middle East. Honest producers of dairy products do not use milk fat substitutes at all. Instead, there is a shadow sector of milk processing. The volume of falsified dairy products reached 20-25%. We are talking about deceiving the consumer when the product is called cheese, and ...