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We Shouldn’t Need a $20 Kitchen Scale to Keep Grocery Stores Honest

We Shouldn’t Need a $20 Kitchen Scale to Keep Grocery Stores Honest

Last updated: April 26, 2026 3:48 pm
By Sylvain Charlebois
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Food fraud isn’t just about high-profile heists; it’s happening at your local meat counter.

We Shouldn’t Need a $20 Kitchen Scale to Keep Grocery Stores Honest

A woman shops at a meat counter in a grocery store in Montreal on April 30, 2020. The Canadian Press/Paul Chiasson

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois

4/24/2026|Updated: 4/24/2026

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Once again, it took the media to remind us that food fraud is not a relic of the past.

Sylvain Charlebois

Sylvain Charlebois

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Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is senior director of the agri-food analytics lab and a professor in food distribution and policy at Dalhousie University.

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