The Food Industry Intelligence Network (fiin) was established in 2015 by industry technical leaders, in response to the recommendation of the ‘Elliott Review’ for the industry to create a ‘safe haven’ to collect, collate, analyse and disseminate information and intelligence relating to fraud risks. Fiin now has over 70 industry members, UK-based national and multinational food companies, who contribute their own testing data and insight which can then be anonymised, aggregated, and shared amongst the group.
Fiin has now launched a service to make some of this insight freely available to the wider food industry community, particularly to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which may have limited in-house technical expertise to mitigate food fraud risks. The new SME hub requires users to register their details but there are no subsequent fees or restrictions. Information and resources are listed in a clear and easy-to-navigate manner.
The hub offers
- Fiin's quarterly commodity watch-list - this is based on over 50,000 authenticity tests conducted by fiin's industry members, and so gives a different angle than data in the public domain (such as FAN's "most adulterated foods" collation) which are typically constructed from Official Reports.
- Food fraud definitions and examples - clear explanations and real-world illustrations
- Food fraud prevention guides and training materials - practical, SME-friendly tools
- News & events - updates and events relevant to food fraud
- Food fraud reporting channels - know where and how to report concerns
All resources are free and tailored specifically to meet the needs of SMEs across the food sector.
We are proud, within FAN, that fiin has been a longstanding and supportive Partner.
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