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Food fraud – one of the big winners during the COVID pandemic
During the coronavirus pandemic, food fraud has been on the rise – but this is just the beginning, warns Professor Chris Elliott.
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12,000 tonnes of fraudulent food seized in annual OPSON operation
Law enforcement authorities reported the dismantling of 19 food and beverage crime groups, with huge seizures of animal food, alcohol and dairy products.
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Study reveals scale of illegal soy and beef exports from Brazil to EU
A peer-reviewed report has revealed that large quantities of head and up to one-fifth of Brazil's surging soy exports to the European Union are tainted by illegal deforestation.
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Food safety & traceability: How to gain a competitive advantage based on supply chain transparency
A growing number of food producers have digital systems in place for track and trace, quality management and supply chain management.
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FSMA Intentional Adulteration Rule inspections to begin in March 2021
Once inspections for small businesses begin in March 2021, the FDA will perform "quick checks” during regularly scheduled food safety inspections to identify potential breaches of the Intentional Adulteration rule.
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Diversity in the Trade and Agriculture Commission
Chris Elliott points out some crucial gaps within the newly announced Trade and Agriculture Commission, including a lack of women, animal welfare champions and expertise in international trade.
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Consumers urged to look for ‘tell-tale’ signs of food fraud during COVID-19
While most of Scotland’s food industry remains legitimate, Food Standards Scotland has noted that there are a small minority of individuals ‘willing to cut corners and take advantage of the pandemic’.
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Omnichannel grocery shoppers say transparency is essential
A new report that examines consumer shopping habits has revealed a lack of trust in food and beverage brands and Government institutions, and also reveals what transparency means to today’s consumers.
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Whistleblow in confidence
With increased awareness of fraudulent food practices that affect businesses and consumers to varying degrees, comes a need to tackle them before they cause serious harm. New Food hears from two experts about new industry measures that aim to encourage whistleblowers to report without fear of consequence.
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FDA adds further security measure to food export certificates
The US Food and Drug Administration has added QR codes to certain export certifications for food.
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The difference between organic milk and non-organic milk
Ningjing Lui of Wageningen University & Research describes the specific composition properties of organic and non-organic milk in a hope to prevent food fraud.
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Shocking number of avocado oils sold in US are rancid or adulterated
Food scientist calls for FDA to establish reasonable standards for avocado oil as her study reveals shockingly high levels of mislabelling and adulteration.
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FSAI cracks down on illegal food operations
Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland, expresses concerns over illegal food business operators looking to take advantage in pandemic.
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Seafood restaurant owners receive hefty sentence of 1,446 years in jail
The restaurant owners say they were unable to keep up with demand for their online promotion, resulting in guilty ruling of fraud from court in Thailand.
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Record quantity of illegal pesticides seized from European market
During its annual operation, Europol has seized 1,346 tonnes of illegal pesticides from across the European market.
