Here is our latest monthly graphic from the EC Reports of Agri-Food Fraud Suspicions, showing a rolling 3-month trend.
Our interpretation of the reports is subjective. In order to show consistent trends we have excluded cases which appear to be unauthorised sale but with no intent to mislead consumers (e.g. unapproved food additives, novel foods which are declared on…
Wagyu beef's distinctive flavour and tenderness arise from its high levels of unsaturated intramuscular triglycerides. Although these compositional distinctions provide a unique Raman signature, extensive band overlap and background attenuation from packaging and frozen conditions hinder reliable in situ classification and constrain the interpretability of raw spectra.…
Undeclared lard in confectionary products is a significant concern for consumers in many parts of the world who avoid pork on religious grounds.
This study (GBP30 download fee) used gas chromatography with flame ionization detection (GC–FID) to measure fatty acids, then principal component analysis (PCA) to…
Raman, and related techniques, have the potential to provide field-based rapid and non-destructive testing for dairy products and powders.
This review (open access) consolidates advances reported from 2015 to early 2025, covering conventional Raman, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), Fourier-transform Raman, hyperspectral Raman imaging, confocal/mapping approaches, and portable…
🚨 Registration is NOW OPEN! 🚨 🍽️ Authentic Food Festival & Conference
📍 Dublin | 📅 27–28 May
Join food professionals, researchers, and fraud fighters from across the globe for two unforgettable days of insight, debate, and hands-on experience.
Full programme & event details available here.
Three dynamic parallel…
This is the 5th meeting of this 1 day conference, jointly organised by the Food Interest Group and the Separation Science Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and held at the prestigious Burlington House RSC headquarters in London's Piccadilly.
Prices are deliberately accessible, with early bird registration as low as GBP £35 for RSC members, and GBP £10 for…
| The 12th Internation Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA) will be held in Prague, November 3 - 6 2026. Since its inception in 2003 RAFA has become one of the most popular and respected conferences on food analysis and recent editions have included a significant component on food authenticity testing and forensics. … |
This free webinar is from iComplai, a provider of digital risk-prediction software to the food industry. It will cover:
Risk prediction powered by iComplai – Latest data and forecasting models to identify vulnerable commodities and supply chains
2026-2027 fraud predictions – Where iComplai data indicates fraud is most likely to emerge next…
