Makers of Spanish saffron, manuka honey, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and other premium foods are stepping up their efforts to expose imitators whose cheaper products they consider fraudulent.

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?

Mitigating the risk of food fraud can be difficult. Fraud may happen at any stage of the supply chain, and in some cases, it cannot be detected without special equipment. In developing countries, the ...

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How can nuclear scientists help detect food fraud? Each of the elements has a chemical identity defined by its atomic composition, which consists of neutrons, protons and electrons. Atoms that have ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nevertheless, "Seafood is an industry where we really see the problem of food fraud occurring on a wide scale," says Emily Spiegel, the report's co-author.

This partnership aims to develop and commercialise a validated, fit-for-purpose test using Oxford Nanopore-based sequencing to identify multiple species present in different food sample types ...