Consumers call for transparency on food fraud

By Michelle Perrett

30-Jan-2018 Last updated on 31-Jan-2018 at 12:34 GMT

Most shoppers expect manufacturers to share information on potential food fraud incidents, a new report has revealed.

Transparent supply chains are the future

07-Feb-2018

Food and drink manufacturers shouldn’t “bury their heads in the sand” but face up to the “new reality” of greater transparency in the supply chain, the boss of a UK ingredients importer has claimed.

Food Crime Unit needs up to £5M more to investigate fraud

10-Jan-2018

By Rick Pendrous

The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) would only take on investigatory powers on top of its intelligence gathering activities if it received ministerial support and between £4M and £5M a year of extra government funding, it emerged at the Food Standards...

Consumers ‘blame producers for food fraud’

08-Sep-2017

By Gwen Ridler

Nearly two-thirds of consumers blame producers for food fraud, according to a new report from the National Farmers Union (NFU) Mutual Insurance Society, fuelled by high profile cases of food fraud in the media.