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The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission have published their latest collation of food fraud reports here. They have combined the reports from July and August 2024 into a single summary.  Thanks to FAN member Bruno Sechet who has again collated these as an infographic.  The original infographic, along with his commentary, is on Bruno's LinkedIn feed.

The JRC collation uses global media reports, and this always gives a slightly different picture than collating official reports.  FAN's recent report gives a high-level annual overview for 2023 from official reports. 

The NFCU have published their quarterly update for industry.

It covers the UK's updated Strategic Food Crime Assessment (described more fully in a FAN blog earlier this month), a specific warning about counterfeit vodka and a more general warning about meat composition and labelling, plus includes a section on best practice for goods-in checks.  Specific ingredients that are suffering current price or availability volatility are highlighted; UK lamb and pork, tea, edible oils, and lemon.