Food fraud can harm the consumer’s health, as toxic additives may be added, or essential nutrients may be removed as part of the fraud process. This increases the risk of foodborne illnesses or could ...

But restaurant-goers beware: As the most consumed and highest imported seafood in the U.S., shrimp are vulnerable to food fraud, species substitution and mislabeling. To help combat the issue ...

Food fraud is on the rise, from olive oil to tomato purée. But what's driving this increase and how can you tell if you're eating the real deal?

Food fraud can be defined as any action taken with the intention of deceiving customers about the identity, quality and composition of food products for financial gain. The exact cost of this type of ...

The food fraud may be being committed knowingly or unknowingly, but regardless it demonstrates that improper regulation is putting threatened species at risk, and preventing consumer confidence in ...

Luxury food products are frequently the target of international fraud. Last year Spanish authorities seized 2,000 kilograms (about 4,400 pounds) of adulterated saffron, worth roughly 3 million euros.

Food fraud occurs when products that do not meet consumer expectations reach the market and, in extreme cases, this can lead to health problems. To combat this misleading and critical practice in ...

NGS application to food and feed analysis allows the reliable identification of the species content in a sample (meat, fish, plants, seafood, insects, microorganisms, etc.), providing a powerful ...

FOODAKAI Global Food Fraud Index Key product categories such as nuts, dairy, and cereals experience significant fraud increases, with emerging risks in garlic and non-alcoholic beverages. CHICAGO ...

Species that have not previously been known to scavenge are living off human food waste in Indian urban areas, a field study 1 has revealed. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science ...

By some estimates, food fraud and mislabeling affect 1% of global trade, at a cost of $49 billion annually. ... bulking up expensive spices with non-spice plant material, swapping out expensive fish ...