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There is a new and [growing / grown] danger with the food we eat. Criminal gangs are selling [billions / bullion] of dollars of fake food to supermarkets around the world. The [food / foodie] could be very dangerous. In the [passed / past] few years, there have been some high-profile scandals. In Britain, tons of horse meat ended [up / down] in products that were labeled as beef. British police [recently / recent] found a product that used cheaper peanut powder instead [of / if] almond flour. This could [serious / seriously] harm or kill people with peanut allergies. In 2008, six babies died in China after gangs made and sold fake milk [powdered / powder] . Gangs can make a lot of money from fake food. It is also safer than selling drugs for the gangs because the penalties are [lowly / lower] .

The assistant director of Interpol, Michael Ellis, told the BBC that food crime is very [alike / similar] to the drugs trade. He said: "In [my / the] experience, the patterns [used / useful] by criminals involved in counterfeiting are very similar [by / to] those used in the [dealing / dealt] of drugs." He said police in 33 countries showed that food crime is a [serious / series] international problem. The police found children's candies that were [died / dyed] with a poisonous chemical, 430,000 litres of fake drinks and 22 tons of [long-grain / long-granule] rice that was labeled as high-quality basmati rice. The British government said it was a [difficulty / difficult] problem to tackle. It said that using technology might be the only way to [beat / win] the criminal gangs.