Food fraud continues to be one of the most urgent and rapidly evolving food risk areas. In order for food fraud prevention strategies to be effective, they should adopt an integrated approach that covers the need for identification of risks, implementation of a food fraud prevention plan, supply chain management, a culture of food safety excellence in the company, and laboratory testing.

While the increased focus on food fraud prevention is welcome, there is often a lack of practical recommendations such as for food authenticity tests, methods, sampling programs, or frequency of testing. Food authenticity testing is a complex and critical food fraud prevention countermeasure or control system as long as the program is fit for its intended purpose. The immediate need can be to detect a current incident or more often to support a food fraud prevention strategy to reduce the fraud opportunity.

Reliable analytical testing is needed to underpin this holistic approach to food fraud prevention. Whichever regulations and methods inform your analytical testing, it is essential to use reliable reference materials appropriate for your selected methods.

Below you will find a selection of useful materials that will support you in creating a robust food fraud prevention strategy.