The report for the Food Authenticity Network (FAN) 2023 Partner Projects is now available.
This report describes two projects delivered in 2023 by LGC, via FAN, which were jointly funded by Defra, Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland with the aim of supporting UK analytical lab capability for food authenticity testing, ensuring industry and law enforcers have access to information on emerging/ topical analytical testing issues.
Project 1: Open Data Project
The report describes the development and production of a searchable online 'Open-Data' tool, signposting to organisations that have food databases that contain information can be used to help verify food authenticity.
Currently the Food Authenticity Database Tool signposts to 220 authenticity databases.
If you owner of an authenticity database and would like FAN to signpost to it then please contact us at Secretary@foodauthenticity.global.
Project 2: Compendium of Food Authenticity Testing Techniques Project
This project involved the development of a compendium of food authenticity testing techniques, designed for food industry stakeholders who do not have an analytical science background but may be required to interpret and apply the results of food authenticity analysis. The compendium is comprised of 10 sections, each covering an overview and explanation of a different technique, including Mass Spectrometry and Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis. The compendium is written at a technical level appropriate to food industry professionals with a strong scientific background, but no analytical expertise.
The Compendium of Analytical Techniques is available in the Research and Methods section of the FAN website.
This report has been added to FAN's Research Reports section.
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