Yakub Moosa Yusuf ran a fraudulent food business that flouted hygiene regulations and cost farmers and businesses hundreds of thousands of pounds. He was prosecuted by the FSA and Bradford Council, and jailed for 5 years 10 months after being found guilty at Leeds Crown Court on 15 April.
Read the article at: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14428754.UK_s__worst_food_fraud_criminal__jailed_for_nearly_six_years/
Sylvain Charlebois (Food Institute, University of Guelph) discusses some of the fraud and counterfeit problems occurring in the Canadian Food Market, and the methodology that the University of Guelph and others may develop to control them.
Read the full article at: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-commentary/counterfeit-products-threatening-the-food-industrys-delicate-balance/article29220689/
A new book by Prof Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple entitled "Sorting the Beef from the Bull" is a collection of food fraud tales from around the world. It explains the role of science in uncovering some of the century's biggest food scams, and explores the arms race between food forensics and fraudsters as new methods of detection spur more creative and sophisticated means of committing the crimes. This book equips us with the knowledge of what is possible in the world of food fraud and shines a light on the shady areas of our food supply system where these criminals lurk.
A short article on the book can be found at: http://www.newfoodmagazine.com/22494/blogs/sorting-the-beef-from-the-bull/
Details of contents etc: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sorting-the-beef-from-the-bull-9781472911339/
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) is forming its own Food Crime Unit to fight fraud and unsafe practices within the supply chain in response to the horsemeat fraud in 2013.
Read more at: http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Food-Safety/Scotland-creates-Food-Crime-Unit
Each year fake food products and tobacco smuggling cost the legal market four billion euros and over 20,000 jobs in Italy, according to Confagricoltura at the Milan Expo 2015.
Marks & Spencer is combining its hygiene and product audits and preparing to roll out unannounced visits to the majority of its food suppliers in a bid to further strengthen its supply chain integrity against fraudsters looking to cash in on vulnerable companies.
Read more the full article:
http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Manufacturing/Retailer-s-plan-to-tackle-food-fraud
