Food Fallacies?

Yet more problems are reported from the very limited testing of foods in the UK (http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/fake-food-scandal-revealed-tests-products-mislabelled) with a high proportion of items reportedly sometimes not being as described, others having much of their weight made up of water and some even containing banned chemicals. The most worrying aspect of this story, however, is the number of major cities where Public Health departments apparently lack the money to do any tests. Under these circumstances, I think it is ill-advised to believe that all food producers and sellers will be deeply concerned about the provinance of what they are selling. It's even more bizzare to rely on their advice on human health issues without a pinch of salt!