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00 Month
May 29th, 2020
Paula Parejo
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• Who we are
• olive oil
• fish
• organic products
• milk
• grains
• honey and maple syrup
• coffee and tea
• spices (such as saffron and chilli powder)
• wine
• certain fruit juices
Ingredients most commonly involved in food fraud
The National Center for Food Protection and
Defense defines the top ten most fraudulent
foods as follows:
• Alcoholic beverages
• Oils and fats
• Meat and meat products
• Honey
• Spices
• Grains and grain products
• Coffee and tea
• Fish and seafood
• Dairy
• Produce.
Past Food Fraud Incidences
Beef substituted with horsemeat (2013, ‘Locally’ caught fish sourced from far
EU) away (2018, USA)
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Increased Fraud risk due to Covid-19
Changes in commodity prices
• Testing
Protecting the Integrity of Product Claims
Other examples of agricultural products used
often used to replace gluten:
Closely monitor raw material shortages and price changes to identify raw materials at
greatest risk from fraud.
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