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Traceability is the overarching term, which describes the ability to trace the history of a (food) product through its production and full life cycle. This system of traceability is basically a record of where the product has been, who was in contact
In the wake of several global incidents involving the adulteration of food, concerns over the adulteration of spices and many other food products have significantly increased. Recent regulatory and certification requirements have mandated addressing
The Italian restaurant chain ASK has been fined for misleading customers about a lobster dish.
The Aragosta e Gamberoni (lobster and king prawns) dish contained a mixture of 35% lobster and 34% white fish, plus other ingredients, formed to look like
An investigation into the trafficking of contaminated clams resulted in dismantling a large organised crime network involving poachers, intermediaries and distribution companies responsible for the food poisoning of at least 27 individuals in Spain
Italian customs seized a consignment of 9.4 tonnes of pork from China in Padua, northern Italy. This is reported by the Italian newspaper Repubblica.
Spanish authorities have busted a suspected organized crime group selling horse meat that could have been unfit for human consumption.
The Spanish Civil Guard (Guardia Civil) was supported by Europol. The alleged criminal organization, based in the p
More than 185 falsified animal passports have been uncovered during an investigation by the Spanish Civil Guard and Europol into illegal horse meat.
New research from Singapore has revealed significant rates of pork or lower-quality fish DNA in local seafood products, leading researchers to urge clearer food labelling guidelines and more stringent testing with better technology in the F&B industr
The sheer imagination of the nefarious minds has enabled penetration of unhealthy substances in the daily consumables. On Tuesday, five men were arrested for supposedly producing and selling “fake cumin seeds” or jeera that were made using grass bits
New revelations in an ongoing investigation into an international criminal ring show that some of the shipments tested positive for listeriosis
The owners of New York-based Anchor Frozen Foods pleaded guilty to a $1.1 million (€990,000) scheme to pass off giant squid as octopus.
Roy Tuccillo, Sr. and Roy Tuccillo, Jr. imported giant squid from Peru, then used email and wire transactions to s
Tesco has withdrawn one of its own brands of honey from sale after tests suggested it contained cheap syrups made from ordinary sugar.
The retail chain initially refused to remove the honey but changed its mind last night after a leading food safety
Several well-known brands of maize flour have been taken off supermarket shelves in Kenya, after a warning about unsafe levels of a poisonous substance known as aflatoxin.
This has led to widespread concern, as maize is the country's main staple. The
Food fraud occurs when food is used deceptively for economic gain, as such, food fraud is not typically committed with the primary intention of causing harm to consumers. The deception can take forms as diverse as the smuggling of goods across border
Food fraud occurs when food is used deceptively for economic gain, as such, food fraud is not typically committed with the primary intention of causing harm to consumers. The deception can take forms as diverse as the smuggling of goods across border
Food fraud occurs when food is used deceptively for economic gain, as such, food fraud is not typically committed with the primary intention of causing harm to consumers. The deception can take forms as diverse as the smuggling of goods across border
Food mislabelling is a growing world-wide problem that is increasingly addressed
12 through the authentication of ingredients via techniques like mass spectrometry or DNA13 sequencing. However, traditional DNA sequencing methods are slow, expensive, a
A few months after an alert about steaks for food aid to the poorest, it was frozen chicken cutlets that were singled out. State services describe a " possible economic fraud ", without the health of consumers being at risk.
More than 1,000 reports of food crime were made to the National Food Crime Unit last year, according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).
A CIPS freedom of information request found 1,193 reports to the National Food Crime Unit
