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FAN 2024 Highlights Summary

We have published our poster-format 2024 Annual Summary (English version - other languages to follow).  This highlights the main activities undertaken and key outputs of FAN last year.

We have been able to expand our open-access resources during 2024 and continue to be grateful to our funding Partners who enable us to provide this valuable free service to global stakeholders.  We also continue to be grateful to all those who contribute in-kind; particularly, in 2024, laboratory experts who have given their time to produce free webinars and Prof John Spink who has written our fundermentals guide to Food Fraud Prevention.

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FAN December 2024 Newsletter

13278126078?profile=RESIZE_400xOur December 2024 Newsletter is now available to download here.  In this issue:

  • New resources – Authenticity test method explainers
  • Updated resources – Laboratories with authentic food reference databases
  • Updated resources – Honey reference sampling protocol
  • Project launch – European Food Fraud Community of Practice
  • Guest Article – Food fraud prevention US perspective
  • Guest Article – Botanical adulterants prevention programme
  • Centre of Expertise case study – Sugar detection in fruit juice

Plus we welcome Campden BRI and Natural Trace as FAN Partners, welcome five UK Public Analyst laboratories as new Centres of Expertise, and announce dates for our Analysis 4 Authenticity Conference 2025.

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13208864101?profile=RESIZE_584xThe FAN annual call for new Centres of Expertise (CoEs) was launched in the last FAN Newsletter; the applications received were reviewed by FAN and recommendations for acknowledgement discussed and agreed with the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Food Standards Agency & Food Standards Scotland.  

We are delighted to announce that the following five organisations have been acknowledged as Food Authenticity CoEs:  

  • Edinburgh Scientific Services 
  • Glasgow Scientific Services 
  • Hampshire Scientific Services 
  • Isle of Man Government Laboratory 
  • Tayside Scientific Services.  

These organisations are all Public Analyst laboratories and have a wealth of experience in food authenticity analysis in the context of official controls. Two Public Analyst laboratories were already recognised as CoEs, and now all seven will be listed as food authenticity CoEs in a separate category called ‘Public Analysts’. 

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Campden BRI becomes a FAN Partner!

13208684493?profile=RESIZE_584xWe are thrilled to announce that Campden BRI has become a FAN Partner!

With over 4,000 member companies in 90 countries, Campden BRI is the trusted, premier, independent technical partner of choice for the food and drink industry. Leveraging its 250-plus world-renowned technical experts, it helps to make food safer, tastier, healthier, affordable, sustainable, convenient, and innovative, underpinned by investment in meaningful research and science.

Campden BRI offers an extensive range of services including consultancy, analysis and testing, processing, contract research, manufacturing support and guidance, training, and regulatory and labelling advisory services. Members and clients benefit from industry-leading facilities for analysis, product and process development, and sensory and consumer studies. Campden BRI is ISO9001 certified and many of the analytical services are UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) ISO17025 accredited.  (www.campdenbri.co.uk )

FAN already acknowledges Campden BRI as a Food Authenticity Centre of Expertise; with Campden BRI’s industry knowledge and expertise, this partnership enhances our ability to offer even more robust and industry relevant resources to support members to combat hashtag#foodfraud and ensure hashtag#supplychainintegrity, furthering our mission to protect consumers and legitimate businesses worldwide.

This partnership is a significant step towards a safer and more authentic global food supply!

We're delighted to offer 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗕𝗥𝗜 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝟱𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (such Partners receive our quarterly global food fraud dashboard), for further information, please contact us at Secretary@foodauthenticity.global. Thank you.

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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. 

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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.

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