Allergen Risk Assessment webinar with expert Q&A panel
Second webinar in the Quarterly Webinar Series of the Joint Knowledge Transfer Framework for Food Standards and Food Safety Analysis on 16 June
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This webinar will take place on 16 June between 15:00 and 16:15 BST.
During the webinar the presenters will explain why food allergens are a problem and give an overview of the iFAAM (Integrated approaches to Food Allergen and Allergy Management) tiered risk assessment and the VITAL (Voluntary Incidental Trace Allergen Labelling) Program, both of which have been designed to assist food companies and regulatory bodies in the implementation of food allergen risk assessment procedures.
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By George Nott2021-01-28T09:35:00+00:00
The categories worst hit by food fraud were spirits, wine and honey
The Covid pandemic is causing a rise in global food fraud, a report by the government-backed Food Authenticity Network has found.
Analysis by the network found a 37% rise in food fraud cases taken from both official sources and media reports, when comparing the first half of 2020 to the same period in 2019. The worst hit categories were spirits, wine and honey.
Adulteration cases increased by 30% and counterfeit incidents by 47%.
The situation could be even worse, given the current reduced regulatory oversight globally, the report notes. “It is likely that the true impact of Covid-19 on the incidence of global food fraud will not be known until full resumption of regulatory surveillance worldwide,” the report states.
By George Nott2021-01-28T15:39:00+00:00
If you think food fraudsters are sitting out the pandemic at home, think again. Last year, Interpol and Europol’s joint Operation Opson seized more than £29m worth of potentially dangerous fake food and drink, disrupting the work of 19 organised crime groups and leading to 407 arrests.
Among the takings: some 3.6 tonnes of unsafe dairy products set to be processed into cheese, discovered in Bulgaria. In Jordan, 6,500 litres of fizzy drinks readied for sale.
“In times of crisis, criminals always look for new ways to abuse consumers and increase their illegal profit,” said Europol chief Catherine De Bolle as she revealed the haul. The 17,000 false Covid-19 testing kits taken out of circulation by the operation shows just how low the crims will go.