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Are you involved in detecting or preventing food fraud?

We are conducting a research study under the European Food Fraud – Community of Practice (EFF-CoP) to collect current knowledge, systems, and technologies used globally to combat food fraud. Your input will support the development of a shared database, which will be available in EFF-HUB for researchers, regulators, and industry professionals.

If you work in:
• Official control
• Food businesses
• Academia or research
• Certification bodies
• Laboratories
• Technology and innovation in food integrity
We would value your contribution in a series of three short questionnaires (15–25 minutes each):
• Research Questionnaire 
• Practices and Approaches Questionnaire 
• Innovations Questionnaire 

Please take part and complete the questionnaire(s) by 4 November 2025 for a chance to win €20 Amazon gift cards! 

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Thank you for supporting this collaborative initiative.

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION in the Food Fraud Prevention THINK TANK's latest “Food Fraud 20 Questions” survey on Food Document Fraud – Concerns and Countermeasures.

This is an update of their 2016 survey on the topic and is a 5-10 minute online, confidential, anonymous survey. Please participate or forward it to others as you see fit.

Your involvement will contribute to research and reports that help you reduce your “fraud opportunity.”

SURVEY LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FoodDocument

The food industry accepts a wide range of documents to confirm the identity and source of products bought and sold. The research project based on this survey begins with an analysis of:

• The documents used in food product transactions
• The documents that are known or suspected to be fraudulent
• Best practices or countermeasures

This “Food Fraud 20 Questions” survey will provide more insight into this emerging and timely subject. Once the project is completed, the free Food Fraud Insight Report (link below) will be updated.

Additional Resources:

• Food Fraud Insight Report: Link to our “Understanding the Risk of Document Fraud in the Food Supply Chain: Preliminary Findings from the Food Document Fraud Survey” by Roy Fenoff, PhD & John W. Spink, PhD: https://www.foodfraudpreventionthinktank.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/FFIR-Backgrounder-fenoff-spink-document-fraud.pdf
• Webinar Session: Food Fraud Trends Update: Essentials for Avoiding Food Document Fraud, hosted by the Repositrak, OnTrak Webinar series, June 16, 2021, URL (75 minutes): https://repositrak.com/webinar-archive/ontrak-webinar-food-fraud-trends-update-essentials-for-avoiding-food-document-fraud/

For further information visit the Food Fraud Prevention THINK TANK website.