fraud - News - FoodAuthenticity2024-03-29T08:33:08Zhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/feed/tag/fraudNewsletter focused on the prevention & protection against fraud and financial crime for the food sectorhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/newsletter-focused-on-the-prevention-protection-against-fraud-and2021-10-04T20:38:43.000Z2021-10-04T20:38:43.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}9642238678,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="398" height="264" alt="9642238678?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">This is Tenet's <a href="https://www.flipsnack.com/tenetlaw/the-secret-ingredient-issue-1-august-2021/full-view.html" target="_blank">first edition</a> of their quarterly newsletter specifically focused on the prevention and protection against fraud and financial crime for the food sector.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">In each issue, Tenet will provide articles to assist with fraud prevention planning, advice on protecting brand integrity and recomendations to improve quality control - all from a legal perspective.</span></p>
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<p> </p></div>EIT Food Podcast- The Food Fight / Can we trust the food we eat?https://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/eit-food-podcast-the-food-fight-can-we-trust-the-food-we-eat2021-03-30T00:23:41.000Z2021-03-30T00:23:41.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/1487646237/episode/d8a96b50e98be087cfe5cff55763437b3cf92b71/view" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="https://podfollow.com/1487646237/episode/d8a96b50e98be087cfe5cff55763437b3cf92b71/thumb/300" alt="300" /></a>Over a quarter of consumers actively stated that they distrust government authorities and manufacturers (29% and 26% respectively) found the EIT <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=foodtrustreport&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6775354791934603264">#FoodTrustReport</a>.<br /><br />What's damaging consumer trust? <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAVEK5UB9_aVyQhXO7MbLO2RzJJEW4QyeZM">Anthony Warner</a> - known as The Angry Chef - says: "there's too much information [about food choices]. It's all very confusing."<br /><br />In this episode of <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=eitfoodfight&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6775354791934603264">#EITFoodFight</a>, he and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEdAXIBLhGL91yArjUhHD1NiU_SXTVHsds">Liesbet Vranken</a> explore:<br /><br />➡️ Food marketing and health claims like 'detox'<br />➡️ The role of social media influencers<br />➡️ Where consumers can get trustworthy information.</p></div>An open access paper on: A Brief History of Whiskey Adulteration and the Role of Spectroscopy Combined with Chemometrics in the Detection of Modern Whiskey Fraud, is publishedhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/an-open-access-paper-on-a-brief-history-of-whiskey-adulteration-a2020-08-24T00:33:52.000Z2020-08-24T00:33:52.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7587164491,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7587164491,original{{/staticFileLink}}" alt="7587164491?profile=original" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Food fraud and adulteration is a major concern in terms of economic and public health.Multivariate methods combined with spectroscopic techniques have shown promise as a novel analytical strategy for addressing issues related to food fraud that cannot be solved by the analysis of one variable, particularly in complex matrices such distilled beverages. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">This review describes and discusses different aspects of whisky production, and recent developments of laboratory, in field and high throughput analysis. In particular, recent applications detailing the use of vibrational spectroscopy techniques combined with data analytical methods used to not only distinguish between brand and origin of whiskey but to also detect adulteration are presented.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Read open access paper <a href="http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar_url?url=https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5710/6/3/49/pdf&hl=en&sa=X&d=3424258734300806369&scisig=AAGBfm2-WO1PD_vhi1cpVAVfLc8JekDLIA&nossl=1&oi=scholaralrt&hist=kBKl1nQAAAAJ:7117365046760584511:AAGBfm12o1LoO7BHKQAjTcEKPHeb_2KH-w&html=" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p></div>USDA proposes stricter enforcement of organic to curb organic fraudhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/usda-proposes-stricter-enforcement-of-organic-to-curb-organic-fra2020-08-21T14:03:38.000Z2020-08-21T14:03:38.000ZFelicia Goldenhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/FeliciaGolden<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7553664877?profile=original" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/7553664877?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="329" height="287" alt="7553664877?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a>US Department of Agriculture has published a proposed rule, aiming to close the "gaps in the current regulations to build consistent certification practices to deter and detect organic fraud."</p>
<p>Part of the proposal will aim to reduce businesses exempted from organic certification. improving traceability with better recordkeeping, and standardizing inspections of organic operation sites.</p>
<p>Read more on the proposed rule in the <a href="https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2020/08/05/USDA-proposes-stricter-oversight-enforcement-of-organic-to-better-detect-prevent-fraud" target="_blank">Food Navigator story</a>.</p></div>White Paper – Leading to Loss - Leaders, culture and fraudhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/white-paper-leading-to-loss-leaders-culture-and-fraud2020-06-09T07:33:25.000Z2020-06-09T07:33:25.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/5754180083?profile=RESIZE_584x" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/5754180083?profile=RESIZE_584x" width="388" height="371" alt="5754180083?profile=RESIZE_584x" /></a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Business reputation and trust are as critical now as they’ve ever been.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size:12pt;"> It is the actions of our leaders, the cultures they create and the employee behaviours that they influence which correlate with how much stakeholders trust a company.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size:12pt;"> However do leaders appreciate the link between their leadership style and its impact on their teams?</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size:12pt;"><strong> Tenet’s white paper:</strong></span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size:12pt;"> - Explores the key risks which arise from the way an organisation is led.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size:12pt;"> - Debates the role of leadership in driving a culture which increases the risk of fraud.</span><br /> <br /><span style="font-size:12pt;"> - Investigates what can be done to reverse unethical behaviour.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">Read <a href="https://tenetlaw.co.uk/downloads/tenet-white-paper-leading-to-loss.pdf" target="_blank">white paper</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12pt;">This paper has also been added to the 'Reports' section of our <a href="http://www.foodauthenticity.uk/covid-19" target="_blank">Covid-19 Resource Base</a> and our <a href="http://www.foodauthenticity.uk/food-fraud-mitigation-guides" target="_blank">Food Fraud Mitigation section</a>.</span></p></div>Businesses at risk of cyber attacks - latest research on the risks impacting the top 200 AIM listed businesseshttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/businesses-at-risk-of-cyber-attacks-latest-research-on-the-risks-2020-05-11T11:27:42.000Z2020-05-11T11:27:42.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4922202500?profile=RESIZE_584x" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/4922202500?profile=RESIZE_584x" width="516" height="291" alt="4922202500?profile=RESIZE_584x" /></a></p>
<p>Research undertaken by <a href="https://www.crowe.com/uk/croweuk" target="_blank">Crowe UK</a>, <a title="KYND link" href="https://www.kynd.io/" target="_blank">KYND</a> and <a href="https://crowe1.co.uk/collect/click.aspx?u=cVhBQUEzZ2F5bXlYeHpIdGZyWURMTnRxVU15RkwxZThBd2JLK0pFV0k5N2hPaW5JaDNnaFVJU2plWmczSys1TU1WNUpaNnpDVUJoT3R6ZUF6SEc0S1RZTi9UalpZNGZGejR1amYwRStJdGpaNlJ3Mk1UblUzMForK05hcHR3RUlLMUxYcjN4TkxtMFBxRU83ZzFINy9Uc3dUUXN3RW56Sw==&ch=3b9993fc9543a7360348db9ac024152ceca42f33" target="_blank">University of Portsmouth’s Centre for Counter Fraud Studies</a> found that the vast majority of the top 200 AIM businesses have significant unaddressed cyber risks. Unfortunately, the risks identified are not just limited to the top 200 AIM businesses and are also likely to exist in similar companies. </p>
<p>The cyber landscape is becoming increasingly complex, particularly now we're seeing increased strain from fraud and cybercrime pressures related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Fraud and cybercrime is expected to <strong>surge over 60%</strong> in the coming months. Keeping pace with the evolution of cyber threats is becoming ever more challenging and important. This was evidenced in the report's key findings.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>91.5%</strong> exposed to email spoofing</li>
<li><strong>47.5%</strong> have at least one external internet service exposed, placing them at higher risk of ransomware attack</li>
<li><strong>85%</strong> using services with well-known vulnerability to cyber attack</li>
<li><strong>41.5%</strong> using vulnerable out of date software</li>
<li><strong>31.5%</strong> operating with at least one expired, revoked, or distrusted security certificate</li>
<li><strong>64%</strong> companies with at least on domain registered to personal email address.</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="https://www.crowe.com/uk/croweuk/insights/aim-listed-businesses-cyber-attacks#downloadhere">Download the Fraud and cybercrime vulnerabilities on AIM report</a></p></div>Comprehensive Review of the Adulteration of Olive Oilhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/comprehensive-review-of-the-adulteration-of-olive-oil2020-01-17T16:23:39.000Z2020-01-17T16:23:39.000ZMark Woolfehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/MarkWoolfe<div><p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3823828176?profile=RESIZE_710x" target="_blank"><img class="align-left" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3823828176?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="300" alt="3823828176?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a>This review provides general information about olive oil and the possible causes of adulteration, mislabelling, counterfeiting, and fraud of the product. It reviews the possible adulterants in olive oil, the underlying causes of adulteration, and how to test for the presence of these adulterants. Data on trade and market dynamics are included. Also, the review focuses primarily on current deceptive practices in the global olive oil trade rather than historical adulterations.</p>
<p>Read the full review <a href="http://cms.herbalgram.org/BAP/pdf/BAPP-BABs-OliveOil-CC20new-012020-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank">here</a></p></div>A new e-seminar has been published: An introduction to DNA melting curve analysishttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/a-new-e-seminar-has-been-published-an-introduction-to-dna-melting2019-10-24T15:00:23.000Z2019-10-24T15:00:23.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p style="text-align:center;"><strong>An introduction to DNA melting curve analysis</strong></p>
<p><strong><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3677931475?profile=RESIZE_930x" target="_blank"><img class="align-center" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/3677931475?profile=RESIZE_710x" width="405" height="224" alt="3677931475?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></strong></p>
<p>This e-seminar, entitled “An introduction to DNA melting curve analysis”, describes the principles behind, as well as best practice guidelines for the application of the post-PCR analytical method of DNA melting curve analysis. The information presented will provide the viewer with a general introduction to PCR-based DNA melting analysis as a method for food authenticity testing, and provide guidance on how to design, implement and analyse PCR DNA melting assay data. Topics covered will include the principles underpinning DNA melting analysis, designing PCR DNA melting assays, examples of PCR instruments compatible with DNA melting analysis, and guidance on troubleshooting. Those who should consider viewing this e-seminar include individuals currently working within the foods molecular testing area, particularly representatives from UK Official Control Laboratories, industry and members of organisations associated with the UK official control network.</p>
<p>View e-seminar <a href="https://youtu.be/MtqSL6UO5Y4" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>The production of this e-seminar was funded by Defra, FSA, FSS and BEIS under the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis.</p></div>Spanish authorities arrest Dutchman previously convicted in horsemeat scandalhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/spanish-authorities-arrest-dutchman-previously-convicted-in-horse2019-08-02T09:26:15.000Z2019-08-02T09:26:15.000ZFelicia Goldenhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/FeliciaGolden<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}2194260207,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}2194260207,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" alt="2194260207?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a>A Dutch meat trader who was sentenced in France for his role in a 2013 scam that passed off horse meat as beef to food producers across Europe has been arrested by Spanish authorities.</p>
<p>The man, Johannes Fasen, was <a href="http://www.foodauthenticity.uk/blog/paris-court-convicts-four-men-over-their-part-in-the-horsemeat-in" target="_blank">sentenced in April to two years</a> in prison for his part in the 2013 horsemeat scandal, along with three of his partners in the plot to deceive a French company and consumers by selling 500 tonnes of cheap horse meat as beef.</p>
<p>Read the full story <a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-spain-horsemeat/dutchman-sentenced-over-horse-meat-scandal-arrested-in-spain-idUKKCN1UQ23W" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div>Keeping sport safe and fair: 3.8 million doping substances, dietary supplements and fake medicines seized worldwidehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/keeping-sport-safe-and-fair-3-8-million-doping-substances-dietary2019-07-08T16:42:45.000Z2019-07-08T16:42:45.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}3211761143,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-center" src="{{#staticFileLink}}3211761143,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="3211761143?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a>Thirty-three countries*, <a href="https://www.interpol.int/en">INTERPOL</a>, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Anti-Fraud Office (<a href="https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/european-anti-fraud-office_en">OLAF</a>), the World Anti-Doping Agency (<a href="https://www.wada-ama.org/">WADA</a>) joined forces in the Europol-coordinated operation Viribus for a massive crackdown on the trafficking of doping materials and counterfeit medicines. The operation, led by the <a href="http://www.carabinieri.it/">Italian NAS Carabinieri</a> and co-led by the Financial Unit of the Hellenic Police (Ελληνική Αστυνομία), is the largest action of this kind ever.</p>
<h3>Overall results during the entire operation:</h3>
<ul><li>3.8 million illicit doping substances and counterfeit medicines seized (seizures included doping substances, dietary supplements, medicines and sport and food supplements);</li>
<li>17 organised groups dismantled;</li>
<li>9 underground labs disrupted;</li>
<li>234 suspects arrested;</li>
<li>839 judicial cases opened;</li>
<li>Almost 1 000 individuals reported for the production, commerce or use of doping substances. </li>
</ul><p>Read full article <a href="https://www.europol.europa.eu/newsroom/news/keeping-sport-safe-and-fair-38-million-doping-substances-and-fake-medicines-seized-worldwide" target="_blank">here</a>.</p></div>Study Reveals High Level of Species Substitution in PDO Products Sold in E-Commercehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/study-reveals-high-level-of-species-substitution-in-pdo-products-2019-04-11T21:17:10.000Z2019-04-11T21:17:10.000ZMark Woolfehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/MarkWoolfe<div><p>Given the rise in international and e-commerce trade, and the lack of statistics about how much fraud takes place in this type of trade, the objective of this study by Italian researchers was to evaluate the authenticity of some Italian PDO cheese and meat products purchased on the internet. Real-Time PCR analysis revealed that 20/28 (71.4%) dairy PDO products and 24/52 (46.1%) PDO meat product samples involved species substitutions differing from their PDO specification. The study highlights the problems and risks faced by e-commerce consumers, and shows that better assurance is required to protect consumers purchasing food on the internet.</p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}1897537244,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><img class="align-left" src="{{#staticFileLink}}1897537244,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="300" /></a> Read the abstract <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0889157518310123" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a></p>
</div>Report on food & drink fraud shows consumers expect more transparency from the food industryhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/report-on-food-drink-fraud-shows-consumer-expect-more-transparenc2018-01-30T13:05:16.000Z2018-01-30T13:05:16.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p>Crowe Clark Whitehill has published a report about consumers expectations, food and drink businesses, and their approach to counter fraud.</p>
<p>The report highlights the divergence between common industry practice and consumer expectations. For example, consumers expect that food and drink businesses to share information early and not wait until all the facts are known.</p>
<p>Consumers also expect businesses to share information about incidents that result in a financial loss, not just incidents that could cause a health risk. </p>
<p>Consumers expect businesses to share detailed information with the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit/National Food Crime Unit rather than combined and anonymised data.</p>
<p>The overarching message across the various findings is that consumers expect more transparency. Which is a reasonable expectation. The report is available here: <a id="ember2415" class="feed-link ember-view" href="https://lnkd.in/e-G4qNd" target="_blank" rel="noopener" name="ember2415">https://lnkd.in/e-G4qNd</a> <span id="ember2417" class="ember-view"><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2018426?profile=original" target="_self"><img class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2018426?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="750"></a></span></p></div>New Zealand Winery Accused of Wine Fraud in Landmark Casehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/new-zealand-winery-accused-of-wine-fraud-in-landmark-case2017-08-09T10:06:12.000Z2017-08-09T10:06:12.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2246573?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p><span class="font-size-3">A <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/wine/best-winery-restaurants-in-america" target="_blank">winery</a> in <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/travel/weekend-guide-new-zealands-wine-country">New Zealand</a> has been accused of exporting tens of thousands of dollars worth of <a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/wine" target="_blank">wine</a>, of which the vintage and origin has been disputed.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">Southern Boundary Wines in Waipara, New Zealand has been charged with a litany of fraudulent actions by the Ministry of Primary Industries, including intentionally mislabeling wines as the wrong vintage, falsely identifying some wine's country of origin, destroying winery records, and blending wines from different vineyards. They face more than 150 charges altogether. This is the first case of its kind in the country under the Wine Act, according to the <a href="http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11898422" target="_blank">New Zealand Herald</a>.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3">The fraudulent wines in question— sauvignon blanc and pinot noir, made between 2011 and 2013—were exported to the U.S., Thailand, Australia, Fiji, and Japan, but there is no risk to your health if you happen to have bought and drunk one of their wines. None of them are available for sale in New Zealand.</span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-3"><a href="http://www.foodandwine.com/news/new-zealand-winery-wine-fraud-case" target="_blank">Read full article.</a></span></p>
</div>FDA Announces Its New Regulation on Food Safety Designed to Prevent Food Adulteration and Fraud.https://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/fda-announces-its-new-regulation-on-food-safety-designed-to-preve2016-06-13T10:14:31.000Z2016-06-13T10:14:31.000ZMark Woolfehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/MarkWoolfe<div><p>An FDA Press Notice gives details of a new Regulation to prevent food adulteration and fraud. It obliges for the first time all companies (US and foreign) marketing food in the US <span data-mce-mark="1">to complete and maintain a written food defence plan that assesses their potential vulnerabilities to deliberate contamination or adulteration, where the intent is to cause wide-scale public health harm.</span></p>
<p><span>Read the full FDA Press Release at:    </span>http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm503586.htm?source=govdelivery&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery</p>
</div>JRC provides support in the fight against food fraudhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/jrc-provides-support-in-the-fight-against-food-fraud2016-02-29T15:42:25.000Z2016-02-29T15:42:25.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p>The JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE (JRC (the European Commission's in-house science service)) supported DG SANTE (Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety) in the organisation of coordinated EU monitoring plans to assess the authenticity of fish and honey purchased in the European Union. The outcome of the study confirms the need for further testing and control.</p>
<p>Prevention of fraud in the agri-food chain and promotion of authentic products is a major element to ensure the commercial success of European high-value agri-food products on the internal and international markets. Fraudulent activities such as mis-description of food or extension of genuine products with cheaper substitutes will negatively impact on consumer's trust and the competitiveness and profitability of honest producers in the EU.<br />
In this respect, DG SANTE - with the scientific support of the JRC-Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) – organised coordinated control plans across the EU Member States to detect fraud in the fish and honey markets.<br />
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Member states' laboratories analysed nearly 4000 samples of white fish and 2200 samples of honey. The JRC-IRMM supplied them with information regarding testing methodology to detect mislabelling of fish species and also provided quality control samples for fish analysis. The monitoring study revealed that 6 % of the tested fish samples did not conform to the labelled species. Preliminary results are now also available for the tested honey samples: in total, 19 % did not comply with the marketing standard for honey. Approximately half of the samples already analysed in the Member States are currently re-analysed by the JRC-IRMM  by using isotopic ratio mass spectrometry to detect the potential addition of certain sugar syrups to honey, which cannot be detected by conventional methods of analysis. The end results of the coordinated control plan for honey will be available before summer 2016.</p>
<p><a href="http://ec.europa.eu/food/safety/official_controls/food_fraud/index_en.htm" target="_blank">More information is available</a></p>
</div>Mamma Mia! More Mislabeled Oil and Dangerous Colored Olives Seized in Italian Raidshttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/mamma-mia-more-mislabeled-oil-and-dangerous-colored-olives-seized2016-02-09T09:37:47.000Z2016-02-09T09:37:47.000ZSelvarani Elahihttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/SelvaraniElahi869<div><p>Italian authorities blocked the sale of more than 2,000 tons of olive oil falsely labelled as Italian during an operation codenamed “Mamma Mia.”</p>
<p>Raids were carried out by the Central Inspectorate for the protection of quality and fraud prevention of food product (ICQRF) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, coordinated by the Prosecutor of Trani Antonio Savasta, in collaboration with the Financial Police of Andria (Apulia), Crotone and Gioia Tauro (Calabria),</p>
<p>The fraud ring, with an estimated illicit turnover of €13 million ($14.5 million), involved false documentation attesting the Italian origin of extra virgin olive oil that was, in fact, Spanish and Greek.</p>
<p>Minister of Agriculture Maurizio Martina said “........................Our first goal is to defend consumers from frauds and make room in the market for the producers who work honestly.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-business/europe/more-mislabeled-oil-and-dangerous-colored-olives-seized-in-italian-raids/50481" target="_blank">Read full article</a></p>
</div>Top 10 companies providing anti-counterfeit products for the F&B industryhttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/blog/top-10-companies-providing-anti-counterfeit-products-for-the-f-b-2015-07-17T10:05:04.000Z2015-07-17T10:05:04.000ZMark Woolfehttps://www.foodauthenticity.global/members/MarkWoolfe<div><p>RFID (radio-frequency identification) tags represent the fastest growing food and beverage anti-counterfeit products at 20.4% CAGR (compound annual growth rate) from 2015-2020, according to Allied Market Research (AMR), an Oregon, US based market Intelligence company. It predicts the anti-counterfeiting food packaging market is set to reach $62.5b globally by 2020, with holograms moving to the top spot in the authentication technology market.</p>
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<p>Read the full article at:</p>
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