I can’t help but think about whiskey’s history in America. Stuff was being sold as whiskey that was anything but i.e. gasoline. IIRC, The bottled in bond act

I can’t help but think about whiskey’s history in America. Stuff was being sold as whiskey that was anything but i.e. gasoline. IIRC, The bottled in bond act was passed as the first consumer protection act. Basically whiskey was distilled, aged in a government warehouse, and (upon taxes paid) was bottled with a bonded seal that was meant to say to consumers “this is actual whiskey.” It also ensured the government got their taxes. I recognize consumers don’t actually get to buy the whole truffle and would still need to trust restaurants if a similar bonding system were in place. But an interesting precedent of food and marketing nonsense. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottled_in_bond https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottled_in_bond