Your olive oil might be unfit for human consumption: Lara Williams

The rising cost of olive oil is a dramatic example of how climate change is impacting food prices, with extreme weather driving shortages and price spikes. This has also led to a surge in olive oil fraud, with criminals adulterating or mislabeling products. As climate-induced food scarcity grows, other commodities like orange juice may face similar risks, highlighting the need for greater vigilance to combat food-related crime and protect consumers.

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By Lara Williams

You can think of your grocery bill partly as an embodiment of a number of extreme weather events around the world, from sogflation as potato harvests suffered in Europe to tomato prices in the Middle East rising after heatwaves.

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