Real bird's nest vs. fake bird's nest

Authorities dismantled a ring producing and selling over 70.000 jars of counterfeit bird's nest.

Thanh Hoa police have dismantled a nationwide ring producing and selling counterfeit bird's nest products, seizing over 70.000 jars of ready-to-eat bird's nest, with a total weight exceeding 15 tons.

Authorities arrest director of large-scale fake bird's nest production business in Tay Ninh.

The police in Tay Ninh province have initiated legal proceedings and arrested the director of a business producing counterfeit bird's nest products, seizing over 400.000 products along with various machines and raw materials.

Genuine and fake bird's nest products are mixed together in jars of bird's nest sold at an exorbitant price of only 13.000 VND.

Consumers are being deceived by cheap ready-to-eat bird's nest products because the contents may not be real bird's nest but rather cheap, adulterated ingredients.

How to distinguish real from fake bird's nest

Bird's nest, or swallow's nest, is a highly nutritious food that is good for health, but it is difficult to distinguish between real and fake bird's nest with the naked eye.

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