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Include Laboratory-Based Testing in Your Food Fraud Solution

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/10/19

By Cameron Scadding Innovation in analytical science methods is uncovering food safety and food fraud issues faster than ever before, but the pace of detection is moving faster than methods for prevention. Some in the industry feel this is an issue, although if science can detect anomalies that reduce the burden on human health and […]

Preventing Food Fraud: What You Need To Know

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/10/19

By Clare Winkel Different countries have different food fraud regulations and often they even define the words according to their own unique priorities. If you are exporting, you need to know what the legal requirements are, as well as what the term itself means in different regions of the world. However you define it, though, […]

Preparing for the Worst: Risk Assessments and Why They’re Needed

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 2/13/19

By Margaret Balfour While the concept of HACCP-based risk assessments for food safety (chemical, biological and physical) has been very well established globally, much of the food industry has yet to come to terms with the development of risk assessments focusing on vulnerability, authenticity and threats. To further complicate matters, multiple terms are used globally […]

Collaboration Key to Tackling Global Food Fraud

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 10/12/18

By Mitchell Weinberg After years of effort, the sad truth is that attempts to address food fraud have been largely, if not entirely, unsuccessful. When food fraud became an issue again after the melamine-in-milk scandal in China, and the horsemeat-in-lasagna atrocity in Europe, the food industry assigned responsibility for food fraud to food safety professionals […]

The Three Biggest Threats in the Global Food Chain: Provenance, Adulteration & Compliance

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/13/18

By J. Marcelo Gomez and John G. Keogh Consumers are increasingly scrutinizing the provenance and authenticity of food, demanding more transparency and food safety compliance. And for good reason: food fraud is currently estimated to have a dollar value of USD $49 billion according to the Grocery Manufacturing Association (GMA). Food fraud is serious business […]

Three Tips to Help Retailers Step Up Their Food Fraud Game

Written by Global Food Safety Resource on 7/09/17

By Mitch Weinberg Is there an easy way for retailers to validate the authenticity of the food they sell? The answer is yes. As the ultimate interface between the food industry and the consumer, the retailer is responsible to the consumer for the food it sells. Looking at it from the consumer perspective, consumers need […]