Reports: Food Authenticity Scientific Evidence Base

This database gives links to research reports and other scientific evidence relating to the prevalence, prevention and detection of food fraud.  They encompass development and evaluation of test methods, literature reviews, analytical surveys, scientific opinions (best practices) and scientific evidence to underpin test methods (e.g. nitrogen factors in meat, principles of stable-isotope variation).

The reports are primarily from UK government funded research projects from 2001 to the present day.  They also include those from other internationally-recognised programmes such as the EU FoodIntegrity project.

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2020: Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis

This report outlines the activities of the Joint Knowledge Transfer (JKT) Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis …

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Assessment of Point of Contact Testing Technologies to Verify Food Authenticity: Phase 1

The Defra project FA0178 (2020) evaluated Point-of-Contact (PoC) testing technologies that could enable rapid verification …

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Assessment of Point of Contact Testing Technologies to Verify Food Authenticity: Phase 2

The Defra project FA0178 (2020) evaluated Point-of-Contact (PoC) testing technologies that could enable rapid verification …

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Developing a new testing methodology for honey authentication

The aim of this project was to investigate a) the suitability of Spatially offset Raman Spectroscopy (SORS), a non-invasive …

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Development of Metagenomic Methods for Determination of Origin - phase 2

Defra project FA0160 (2019) built on earlier work to develop metagenomic methods for determining geographical origin of food …

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Development, optimisation and validation of a non-targeted proteomics method for meat species identification

Defra project FA0166 (2019) developed and validated a non-targeted proteomics method for identifying meat species in food …

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Evaluation of the Dissemination and Uptake of Authenticity Methods for Food Standards Enforcement

A suite of novel molecular biology (DNA) methods was developed to authenticate fish species, meat species (common, exotic …

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Food Authenticity Network 2023 Partner Projects: Open Data & Compendium of Food Authenticity Testing Techniques

This report summarises two projects delivered in 2023 by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist Ltd (LGC) through the Food …

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Gelatine species determination, completion of method validation and determination of a quantitative method

Gelatine, derived from collagen in bone, hide, skin, or fish, is widely used in food, supplements, and pharmaceuticals as …

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Guidance for Organisation of Informal Food Authenticity Surveillance Programmes

This guidance focuses on improving the design of informal food authenticity surveillance surveys, ensuring that sampling …

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