Food Fraud

Delays to food safety import controls ‘leave door open for criminals’

17-Mar-2021 By James Ridler

Delays in implementing safety and standards legislation for food imported from the EU could leave the door open for more food crime, according to Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Northern Ireland director Gary McFarlane.

Opinion

Challenges of 2020 create an 'ideal climate' for food fraud

05-Feb-2021 By Rick Sanderson

Rick Sanderson (pictured), business development director at Food Forensics, discusses the increased threat of food fraud created by the challenges of 2020 and what food firms can do to mitigate the damage to their businesses.

Food Safety Briefing takes place on 15 October

30-Aug-2019 By Rod Addy

Food Manufacture's Food Safety Briefing, chaired by chief executive of Campden BRI Steven Walker and sponsored by RSSL, will take place online on 15 October at 3pm.

Consumers ‘blame producers for food fraud’

08-Sep-2017 By James 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.

Food test kits raise consumer awareness

14-Nov-2016 By Rick Pendrous

Consumers will in future be far better informed about potential food fraud and food safety incidents because of rapid advances in analytical techniques that are now available to them as cheap test kits, according to the deputy head of Nestlé’s research...

Food fraud remains a threat to UK firms

01-Jun-2016 By Noli Dinkovski

There is “no obvious evidence” of organised crime in the UK food industry, but food fraud remained an ongoing threat, a leading figure at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has claimed.

Foodex 2016

Food firms could learn from insurance firms on fraud

09-May-2016 By Rick Pendrous

Food and drink manufacturers need to learn from other industries, such as the insurance sector, and use a “systems approach” to identifying fraudulent activity in their businesses, a leading academic has suggested.

Food fraudsters targeting oregano a ‘major problem’

24-Jul-2015 By Laurence Gibbons

Food fraudsters are substituting dried oregano with other herbs, such as olive and myrtle leaves, reflecting a “major problem” in the herb and spices sector, according to Professor Chris Elliott.

Meat firm to pay £144k for food fraud offences

01-Jul-2015 By Michael Stones

A meat processing firm in Northern Ireland has been ordered to pay more than £114,000, after its prosecution for serious food fraud offences.

Forensic accounting can track food fraud

16-Mar-2015 By Rod Addy

Forensic accounting can track food fraud and must be a weapon in the arsenal of the UK Food Crime Unit, according to Lisa Jack, professor of accounting at the University of Portsmouth.

Beat fraud with tough penalties, as fines unveiled

16-Mar-2015 By Michael Stones

Calls for tougher food fraud penalties have been backed by food safety software company Qadex, as a new law allows magistrates to impose unlimited fines for serious offences.

Fraud webinar helps protect food businesses

28-Jan-2015 By Michael Stones

Arming food and drink managers with the information they need to guard against fraud is the aim of a new commercial webinar from food safety specialist NSF International.

Food fraud costs UK firms £11bn a year

28-Nov-2014 By Laurence Gibbons

Food fraud is costing UK food and drink manufacturers a whopping £11.2bn a year, equivalent to 85% of their total profits, a report from the University of Portsmouth has claimed.

Elliott Review

MPs press for food fraud prosecutions

10-Sep-2014 By Rod Addy

Authorities must be able to trace food fraud cases back to source and prosecute offenders properly, according to MPs commenting on Professor Chris Elliott’s Review into the horsemeat scandal.