Looks like the real thing - but is fake
Black caviar is expensive, so swindlers produce fake ones.
By Valentina Samar, Ekaterina Danilina and Oksana Kazakova
Posted on November 8th, 2009
This investigation deals with illegal producing of caviar imitation. Being effective radioprotector alginic caviar enjoys a vast demand. While legal factorial alginic caviar is wholesome but rather expensive, swindlers produce and sell cheap low-quality product, containing artificial dye and flavorings, unrefined cod-liver oil, cellulose and gelatin. Such caviar imitation is a potential threat to human health.
Reporters not only researched the technology of caviar imitation production, but also followed two major trade channels of fabricated alginic caviar. They figured out and filmed it with a hidden camera that fake caviar is mostly sold in trains on railway pass Jankoy – Melitopol and on highway close to Chongar.
The authors of the investigation also provided viewers with the instructions what to pay attention to buying alginic caviar in order to choose high-quality product.
The investigation was done by Valentina Samar, Ekaterina Danilina and Oksana Kazakova for the in-depth-programme National Security Issue for Chernomorskaya TV (Black Sea TV) and was broadcasted 19th May 2009
It can be seen (in Russian) here:
Part 1
To read the English translation of the script of the programme, please click here to download it.
