Egypt shuts biscuit factory making fake ‘Oreo’ products with charcoal instead of cocoa in a copycat version of US snack giant Mondelēz’s

Egyptian authorities have shut down an unlicensed biscuit factory after inspectors found it was producing copycat “Oreo” biscuits using expired ingredients and charcoal-based colouring instead of cocoa, mimicking the popular brand owned by US snack giant Mondelēz International.