- Abstract:
- Food fraud, adulteration, crime, integrity, authenticity, and counterfeiting are long-standing challenges in the global food supply. Inconsistent definitions of “food fraud” hinder prevention, enforcement, and international trade, potentially allowing harmful or fraudulent products to enter the market. To address this, Defra, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) commissioned the Food Authenticity Network (FAN), via LGC, to review scientific and non-scientific literature on food fraud terminology and global standardisation efforts. The project identified ten commonly cited definitions each in scientific and non-scientific sources, definitions for economically motivated adulteration (EMA), food authenticity, food integrity, and food crime, and descriptions of eleven types of food fraud with examples. It also identified five standardisation organisations engaged in harmonising terminology and testing methods. Findings informed the inaugural meeting of CEN TC460 Working Group 1 on food authenticity, feeding into draft guidance and supporting the Codex Committee on Food Import and Export Inspection and Certification Systems (CCFICS) electronic working group on food fraud prevention. The results will also update FAN’s Food Fraud Mitigation section, providing a current, harmonised resource to support regulators, industry, and enforcement agencies in mitigating food fraud and improving global trade consistency.
- PubYear:
- 2021
- Keywords:
- Food fraud, adulteration, authenticity, counterfeiting, Economically motivated adulteration (EMA), Definitions and terminology, FAN (Food Authenticity Network), CEN, Codex
- FundingBody:
- Defra, UK
- Contractor:
- LGC
- ProjCode:
- FA0191
- Associated:
- Type:
- Research: Desk Based
- OpenAccess:
- Yes
- URL:
- https://bfff.co.uk/technical-news/review-of-global-food-fraud-definitions-published/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
- Comments: