Articles Tagged with ''food fraud''

Study: Canadians want to be better connected to their food

Two new tracking trends identified in the data are Canadian consumers’ moderate-to-strong concerns relating to food fraud (91%) and concerns with misleading food labels (89%) for the purpose of marketing.
November 13, 2019
Research from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) 2019 Public Trust Research Report shows that while 91% of Canadians claim to know little, very little or nothing about modern farming practices in Canada, 60% of survey respondents, or three in five Canadians, are interested in knowing more about agriculture and how their food is produced.
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Thai Union Group strengthens efforts to combat food fraud

The Combating Food Fraud and Food Defense Strategy will complement the work Thai Union already does under its global sustainability strategy.
September 30, 2019
Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, announced a new strategy to protect its food supply chains from intentional contamination through a series of robust programs to combat food fraud.
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Decernis acquires USP’s food fraud database

The food fraud database helps food manufacturers, retailers and other stakeholders make informed decisions about the vulnerability of their food ingredients to economically motivated adulteration.
June 25, 2018
Decernis LLC, Washington, D.C., announced plans to acquire USP's food fraud database.
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Alchemy Systems, U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention collaborate to fight food fraud

USP’s Food Fraud Database can be used to identify which ingredients have a known history of adulterations, including incident reports, inference reports, surveillance records and analytical methods.
February 27, 2017
Alchemy Systems, Austin, Texas, and the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Rockville, Md., announced a groundbreaking collaboration that enables food companies of all sizes to assess supply chain risk and build robust systems to minimize food fraud.
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NSF International acquires Euro Consultants to expand food safety services

Both NSF International and Euro Consultants Group share a similar commitment to food safety training, auditing and consulting within the food industry.
August 3, 2016
NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based provider of food safety auditing, training and consulting, acquired Euro Consultants Group (ECG), a Belgium-based food safety and quality service company.
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