# Buying food from livestreamers: Can you trust what sellers claim?

An episode of [Deep Dive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1491441787), 9 Sep 2026, 29 min.

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A convincing livestreamer, thousands of reviews or professional-looking packaging may make an online food purchase feel safe to buy. But none of these can tell you whether the food itself is safe. With more of our shopping moving online, have we become better - or worse - at assessing the risks? Tiffany Ang and Steven Chia speak with Dr Vinayak Ghate from the department of food science and technology at NUS and Dexter Tay, executive director at the Consumers Association of Singapore, about what consumers can and cannot tell from food labels, seller claims and customer reviews. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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