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It is accepted that there is no “silver bullet” to check for honey authenticity. There are a plethora of test methods and analytical approaches, each of which can increase suspicion of sophisticated fraud. A weight of evidence approach is…
Mixed-milk cheeses (cheese made with a mix of milk from different species) are common on the European market, particularly in Spain. They present a motive to fraudulently increasing the proportion of the cheapest milk species above its maximum…
In this study (open access), the authors developed a classification model for shrimp (prawn) origin using fused data from Stable Isotope Ration Analysis (SIRA) and trace elemental profiling. They built the model using reference samples from Ecuador…
This review (open access) examines state-of-the-art technologies developed to support traceability and anti-counterfeiting in agri-food supply chains, considering their application across the full spectrum of stakeholders. It includes sections on…
This study (open access) builds upon previously published work. The authors expand the scope of multiplex digitalPCR (dPCR) analysis for undeclared GM soy to simultaneously check for 19 different GM events and the lectin (Le1) endogene, and proved…
One in four UK medium-to-large businesses experienced fraud in 2024. The most common vulnerabilities cut across sector and food industry businesses have been amongst the victims. They include cyberattacks, unauthorised push payment fraud, and…
Each year, we publish aggregated trends from some of the main commercial tools that log global food fraud incidents. Our 2025 report is now available.
The number of regulatory food fraud reports published in 2025 remained low relative to food…
The number of regulatory food fraud reports published in 2025 remained low relative to food…
Here is our monthly graphic from the latest EC Reports of Agri-Food Fraud Suspicions, showing a rolling 3-month trend.
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Interpretation is full of caveats, explained below. But there is a strong consistency in trends.
The highest proportion…
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Interpretation is full of caveats, explained below. But there is a strong consistency in trends.
The highest proportion…
The International Conference on Molluscan Shellfish Safety (ICMSS) is the premier global forum for advancing shellfish safety. Join leading scientists, regulators, and industry experts to share cutting-edge research, discuss emerging threats, and…
Many of FAN’s posts tend to deal with the detection or prevention of fraud from a technical viewpoint; either detection methods, fraud incidence reports or risk management techniques. At a fundamental level, however, fraud is a crime committed by a…
Given the diversity of traded bivalve molluscs (scallops, oysters, mussels etc), broad taxonomic coverage is essential for untargeted screening to verify species authenticity.
To address this challenge, the authors of this paper (open access)…
To address this challenge, the authors of this paper (open access)…
The EC-JRC manuscript entitled "Interlaboratory validation of thirteen qPCR methods to quantify adulterants in culinary spices and herbs”, has recently been published (open access) in the journal of European Food Research and Technology.
The paper…
The paper…
This paper (open access) proposes an approach to deal with surface scattering in the Near-Infrared (NIR) analysis of particulates. The authors use coffee cultivarl testing as an example.
Surface scattering is a major confound in near-infrared (NIR)…
Surface scattering is a major confound in near-infrared (NIR)…
The European Commission launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) platform on 10 March, TraceMap, to accelerate the detection of food fraud, contaminated food and foodborne disease outbreaks across the EU. TraceMap is accessible to national…
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Hi Steve. I hope it's all going well. Congratulations on winning the co-ordinators' role. I'm reminded of a Groucho Marx quote - "I wouldn't want to join the sort of club that would accept someone like me as a member ...." John