COFFEE lovers are being conned by suppliers fraudulently mixing inferior beans into products labelled 100% Arabica, scientists have learned.
The discovery came as a result of British researchers trying out a more accurate method of testing coffee quality. A tenth of products labelled “100% Arabica” contained cheaper beans.
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