Market analysts, having carefully studied the situation with fake dairy products in the Ukrainian trading arena, came to the conclusion that the favorite product of dairy fraudsters is hard cheese. It is noteworthy that the counterfeit under the guise of "Russian", "Smetankovy" and "Piryatinsky" often appears not only in the markets, but also on the shelves of shops and large supermarkets popular among consumers.
According to experts, in most cases counterfeit is found in small retail chains: sellers under the guise of hard cheese of the middle and highest price category sell fakes. Of the relatively inexpensive cheeses, mozzarella cheese, which is also often faked, is also popular with scammers.
“In the production of fake cheeses, attackers do not use animal-derived milk fat, but its inexpensive but harmful counterpart - vegetable fat. A product made in this way cannot be called cheese and constitutes a certain threat to the health of consumers, experts say. “Therefore, try to give preference to buying cheese at trusted and reputable retail outlets that have earned the trust of both ordinary consumers and market experts.”