The Agency’s involvement in fighting food fraud
Since its inception the FSA has been aware of the publics concern about reports of food fraud. This page has a number of examples of where the Agency has worked with local authorities in combating food fraud.
Investigations and incidents
Investigations into food fraud have included a number of high profile cases which have lead to successful prosecution:
- Eurofreeze
- Operation Fox
- Operation Aberdeen (Denby)
Food fraud incidents include:
- Counterfeit Glen's Vodka
Further details about these can be found at the links at the bottom of the page.
Events
- The Fighting Food Fraud Conference jointly hosted with the European Food Law Enforcement Practitioners Forum (FLEP) – 29–30 January 2008
- Combating Food Fraud Seminar – 11 February 2008
Further information about these events can be found below
Waste Food Task Force
This independent advisory group was formed in 2001 to make recommendations about how to prevent further waste by–products of slaughtered animals from illegally entering the food chain. The group submitted their report FSA 03/09/02 to the FSA Board at the September 2003 meeting and together with a paper summarising the recommendations FSA 03/09/02 Annex 3.
The Food Fraud Task Force
The Food Fraud Task Force was set up to review the FSA measures to tackle food fraud and consider better ways of identifying, controlling and/or reducing food fraud. Its final report including the its recommendations was submitted to the Food Standards Agency Board at their meeting in September 2007. Further information can be found at the link below.
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Food Fraud Task Force
Information about the Food Fraud Task Force and its recommendations for tackling food fraud.