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15 February 2016 | By Waters
In this webinar, Prof Chris Elliott from Queen’s University Belfast discussed food fraud and authenticity issues and the technology requirements...
12 February 2016 | By Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple
Richard Evershed and Nicola Temple explain the role of science in uncovering some of the century's biggest food scams in a new book, Sorting the Beef from the Bull. Read more here...
29 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Nottingham Trent University has been recognised by the UK government as a ‘Centre of Expertise’ for food authenticity testing, acknowledging its important work in helping combat food fraud...
26 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Mérieux NutriSciences has launched a new testing method allowing producers and consumers identify authentic Parmigiano Reggiano cheese...
21 January 2016 | By Victoria White
Using a new technique, researchers have confirmed that the majority of saffron, labelled and exported as being from Spain, actually originates from other countries...
12 January 2016 | By Victoria White
This month marks three years since news of the UK’s horsemeat scandal first broke. Dr Mike Bromley reflects on the lessons learned by the industry and what the future holds in the battle against food fraud...
9 December 2015 | By New Food
In this issue: Allergens, Confectionery supplement, Food Fraud, Mass Spectrometry, Microbiology, Dairy Supplement, Food Contamination roundtable, Shelf Life, Energy Efficiency, Application Notes...
9 December 2015 | By Stephan Schwarzinger, Felix Brauer and Paul Rösch, Research Center for Bio-Macromolecules, University Bayreuth, ALNuMed GmbH / Bernd Kämpf, FoodQS GmbH, Markt Erlbach
Honey – for thousands of years it has been the only source of sweet taste, and it still is the prototype of an all-natural, healthy food. In particular with the growing trends for organic food and a healthy life-style honey has enjoyed steadily increasing popularity. Unfortunately, while demand is on…
17 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Acoura’s Martin Gill warns that there needs to be greater focus on the growing threat of fraud in the fish supply chain...
13 November 2015 | By Victoria White
Mérieux NutriSciences’ 63-parameter state-of-the art method allows testers to identify if the bottled product is of extra virgin quality and, the company says, is next-to-impossible to be tricked...
9 October 2015 | By Victoria White
The company’s new facility in Richmond, Virginia, will provide the company’s American customers with a more efficient distribution service...
28 September 2015 | By Victoria White
The new unit which will be responsible for surveillance and detection of fraud and deliberate non-compliance within the food chain...
31 July 2015 | By Victoria White
RSSL has launched a service for verifying the authenticity of dried oregano. This follows reports of adulteration of some dried oregano bought in the UK...
24 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Many food manufacturers are not yet up to speed with vulnerability assessments of their supply chain and lack consistency in the assessments being undertaken...
30 June 2015 | By Victoria White
Freeza Meats has been prosecuted at Newry Magistrate’s Court in Northern Ireland for a number of offences relating to serious food fraud...
