food authenticity network (5)

 

10031826478?profile=RESIZE_400xThis article by Bruker BioSpin looks at the work of the Food Authenticity Network, and how it fits in with tackling the increasing problem of food fraud. It is taken from a webinar, at which Will Souter interviewed the Executive Team of the Network and Sterling Crew, the Chair of its Advisory Board. The article not only describes what the Network has to offer, but it looks at other organisations that have been set up to fight food crime. 

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Happy 5th Birthday to us!

We were set-up on 14 July 2015 by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as a direct response to the review conducted by Prof. Chris Elliott to act as a one-stop-shop for all things food authenticity testing related. Today, we have over 1,830 members from 78 countries / territories around the world and in 2019, over 12,000 users accessed the website. We've also added sources of good practice information on food fraud mitigation to our scope recognising that it's best to try to prevent #foodfraud from happening in the first place.

So a BIG thank you to Defra, Food Standards AgencyFood Standards Scotland and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)), our Supporters (McCormick & CompanyLGC StandardsInstitute of Food Science and TechnologyFood Industry Intelligence Network (fiin) and SSAFE), my colleagues Mark WoolfeStephen EllisonMichael WalkerFelicia Golden & Gary Bird, our Advisory Board (Sterling CrewLiz MoranBarbara HirstSophie RollinsonLucy FosterBhavna Parmar, Kasia Kazimierczak, Kerina Cheesman, Elizabeth Andoh-KessonFranz UlberthRachel Ward & John W Spink) and all our Members and Users for your continued support.

And here's to the next five years!

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Selvarani Elahi the Network's Project Officer gave a presentation about the Network at the 24th meeting of the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection Certification Systems (CCFICS) in Brisbane. The presentation discussed the success of the Network and its ambition to go global in the future. It was well received, and there was interest in the model constructed for the UK and EU, and how this could be extended to other countries or regions. Read the article here

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