Defra’s top official has admitted the department’s no-deal Brexit plans increase the risk of food fraud and smuggling. Clare Moriarty, Defra’s permanent secretary, made the extraordinary confession when giving evidence to the Public Accounts Committe
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Reports show that food fraud could cost the food and drink industry up to £12 billion annually, with 72% of consumers believing there is an issue with fraud nationwide.
The NFU Mutual Food Fraud Report holds responses from over 2,000 British consumer
A supermarket in Hunslet has been fined nearly £18,000 for food fraud and selling out of date products. Kashmir Supermarket Ltd, on Dewsbury Road, and one of its directors, Mohammed Zahid Iqbal, pleaded guilty at Leeds Magistrates’ Court this week to
Today’s edition of Good Morning Ulster discussed food research findings issued by the FSA in relation to food fraud. The broadcast is available for viewing below with the relevant section beginning at 01.06.39. It features an interview with Prof Chri
It is hard to make a banana look like a beet! For that matter, try to make bananas Foster with a beet, and you will end up with a dessert that resembles a horror movie prop instead of the dessert with a claim to fame. It’s clear that fraud in the pro
On 11 August, the Environmental Protection Service of the Spanish civil guard (A.K.A. "SEPRONA") announced the seizure of 45 tons of illegally-treated tuna fish. Four people were investigated and face possible criminal penalties of up to four years i
3 week MOOC delivered by the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast is open for enrolments now. This free online course starts on 13th August 2018.
Learn about the challenges in monitoring and detecting fraud and contaminati
In this webinar, Thomas Spengler, Market Manager for Food, Feed & Beverage Solutions and Léa Heintz, Product Manager for the FoodScreener product platform at Bruker BioSpin, explain how the Honey-Profiling solution can provide a strong tool for the d
We have all heard about food fraud. Examples are all over the news ─ horsemeat scandal, melamine in baby formula, fake honey, impure olive oil, and this list goes on. However, this article focuses on things we don't often hear about: tangible solutio
Systems detecting potential food frauds months before they become real issues have been devised by Fera Science, using big data and machine learning.
The perceived safety and quality of food imported from Europe into China provides commercial opportunities for European food producers, research has found.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is trialling a blockchain platform for supply chain tracking in bid to prevent food fraud.
On 25 April 2018, Europol/Interpol published the results of the OPSON VII operation to which the EU Food Fraud Network contributed in particular in order to detect tuna intended for canning being fraudulently sold as fresh.
The European Commission is to launch a centre to share scientific knowledge on food fraud and quality issues.
safefood's Knowledge Network EFG Chair Professor Chris Elliott’s opening remarks at Food Fraud 2018 set out the scale of the growing global food fraud threat.
Most shoppers expect manufacturers to share information on potential food fraud incidents, a new report has revealed.
This post will explore how companies that distribute food can use the blockchain to enhance food safety, lower supply chain costs, and prevent fraud.
Food fraud has plagued the food industry for thousands of years. Advances in analytical technology have improved detection capabilities, but incidents of food adulteration continue to occur, sometimes with tragic consequences.
A salmon farming company has joined forces with traceability experts, creating unique fingerprints to verify the origin of their fish.
