Food crime

Review of capability of methods for the verification of country of origin for food and feed

This project, funded jointly by FSA and Defra, involved an up-to-date review of the availability, capability and limitations of methods of analysis for the verification of the country of origin of food and feed. The project also engaged with stakeholders to understand their views relating to the geographical origin of food and feed. Following this review of the current status of origin testing, recommendations are made to build upon previous country of origin research to support the food and feed industry going forward.

Guidance for Point of Contact Technologies

Final report outlining the activities undertaken and rationale behind the development of the guidelines.

Review of methods for the analysis of culinary herbs and spices for authenticity

The main aim of this project was to identify methods for the analysis of culinary herbs and spices, in their dehydrated or dried form, for authenticity with a focus on detecting deliberate adulteration.

What works to prevent food fraud

This study was undertaken to guide the FSA and the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) on the development of future strategies and operational activities to improve food fraud prevention.

The Cost of Food Crime Phase 2

Food crime intelligence reporting: barriers and enablers

This project provides a literature review, stakeholder interviews, and behavioural intervention design in order to guide the development of future interventions and governance arrangements to increase the volume and improve the quality of food crime intelligence reported to the NFCU.

The Cost of Food Crime

This project develops a conceptual framework for modelling and capturing the full range of costs attributed to food crime on UK society, along with an assessment of the availability of data that would be necessary to produce this model.

Risk modelling of food fraud motivation - 'NSF fraud protection model' intelligent risk model scoping project

Following the detection of horse meat in beef products, the project considered food fraud risk with a focus on anti-fraud tools and intelligence gathering from both the food and financial sector. It developed a framework that was tested by evaluation by stakeholders.