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There is already a “failure to prevent fraud” offence in the UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA). If a senior manager commits an offence then the company/organisations also commits the offence in the eyes of the law. A…
The Authenticity Methodology Working Group (AMWG) evaluates scientific research developed within the UK Department of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs’ Food Authenticity Research Programme, ensuring methods developed are robust and advising on the…
In this study (open access), three insect species approved for human consumption in the European Union (Acheta domesticus, Locusta migratoria, Tenebrio molitor), along with six additional species with potential for legitimate or fraudulent use in…
This study (open access) set out to assess the use of portable Near Infra-Red (NIR) spectroscopy as a screening tool for spice authentication, with subsequent confirmation by FT-IR The authors recommend pre-defined decision points, meaning that…
The latest EU Agri-Food Suspicions report, for April 2026, has been published here. FAN produce a rolling 3-month graphic to visualise the relative prevalence and trends in the main issues. I always read through the full report to pick out any…
This study (purchase required, GBP£29.95) set out to improve the confidence in discriminatory models between Arabica and Rustica ground coffee.
The researchers pooled Arabica (n = 41) and Robusta (n = 21) samples from different origins and prepared…
The researchers pooled Arabica (n = 41) and Robusta (n = 21) samples from different origins and prepared…
In this study (purchase required, USD$31.50) the researchers propose a combination of three galloylated flavonol glucosides, quercetin-(galloyl)-glucoside, myricetin-(galloyl)-glucoside, and kaempferol-(galloyl)-glucoside, as origin-specific…
FAO GLOBEFISH launched its 2026 webinar series with an online session on “Aquatic Food Fraud: Impacts on Markets and Consumers and Tools to Fight it”, held on 18 June 2026.
The webinar brought together experts from FAO, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of…
The webinar brought together experts from FAO, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of…
China is the largest market for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Asia.
This study (open access) tested the species of 186 “Atlantic Salmon” samples sold at the marketplace and online throughout China. The researchers used a combination of PCR…
This study (open access) tested the species of 186 “Atlantic Salmon” samples sold at the marketplace and online throughout China. The researchers used a combination of PCR…
This paper (open access) draws on previous cost of crime frameworks to develop a model specifically for food fraud in the UK. The novel features of the model are its use of ‘crime scheme’ as the unit of analysis and the introduction of ‘market…
The 12th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis will take place in Prague on 3 - 6 November. Deadlines for abstract submission and early-bird registration are approaching over the next two months.
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In this paper (open access) the authors propose a chemometric workflow for verifying rice varieties.
Authentic rice varieties were sourced from Ente Nazionale Risi, a public economic body supervised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food…
Authentic rice varieties were sourced from Ente Nazionale Risi, a public economic body supervised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food…
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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