According to a new report, European countries are still facing several challenges around risk-based food fraud controls. Since 2019, member states must carry out risk-based controls to detect ...

The deliberate mislabeling, adulteration or tampering of food products for economic gain — otherwise known as food fraud — is on the rise, costing upwards of $40 billion a year. Geopolitical conflicts ...

Fraudsters are more creative than ever, and businesses are paying the price. With 41% of companies facing 7 or more fraud cases in just the first eight months of 2024 alone, the question isn't if your ...

A European project is aiming to create a platform where stakeholders can come together to discuss food fraud. The European Food Fraud Community of Practice (EFF-CoP) is led by Saskia van Ruth, ...

Does the maple syrup you poured on your pancakes this morning actually contain just maple syrup? Or has an unscrupulous seller added in corn syrup, cane sugar or synthetic sweeteners that you would ...

Did you know that the food in your kitchen may not be what it seems and may not correspond to the information on the label? Fraudsters have surreptitiously entered the lucrative global food market and ...

The food and beverage industry is fighting an uphill battle against food fraud, as cases rise globally. “Cases of food fraud have risen tenfold in the past four years, indicating it to be a global ...

Food fraud has been happening since humans first began to buy and sell food, thousands of years ago. Early Romans faked premium wines and added lead salts to sweeten their drinks, while medieval ...