FOOD FRAUD PREVENTION OVERVIEW

As well as the loss of consumer confidence in the food supply and economic disadvantage to the consumer, food fraud costs the global food industry an estimated US $40 billion annually.

Food fraud is an age old problem that reoccurs periodically in the food supply chains and is unlikely to be eradicated completely. Since the 2013 global issue of the fraudulent replacement of horsemeat in beef products, there is world-wide consensus that as well as being better at detecting food fraud, more needs to be done to prevent food fraud from happening in the first place.

This section of the webiste contains information that will help stakeholders to understand how to detect and prevent food fraud.

  

Tools & Guides
 

 

Policy Guidance Law
 

 

Research and Methods
 

 

Quality
 

 

Organisations
 

 

Centre of Expertise
 

 

Most adulterated foods
 

  

Standards
 

 

Definitions
 

 

Food Crime Units