With supply chain disruptions and economic factors at play during and following the pandemic, opportunities for food fraud may be on the rise. That means products and ingredients, like alcoholic beverages, oils and fats, honey, maple syrup, coffee and many others that are historically known to be at an increased risk for fraud, may be even more susceptible. During a recent webinar and blog, we asked “How Do I Assess Whether My Supply Chain is at Risk of Food Fraud?”
Supply Chain Changes
Our own Alma Delia Hernández, Manager, IFS Logistics, Certification Services, says the pandemic has affected the supply chain in a variety of ways, each of which provides incentive and motivation for criminals to commit food fraud. In her “Food fraud is not only an economic drain but also a supply chain safety concern” interview with Food Engineering, she outlined four main causes: Lockdowns, Shortage of Materials, Globalization, and a Loss of Consumer Purchasing Power.
So what can be done?
In this “Preventing food fraud and adulteration” piece with Food Safety Strategies, Earl Arnold, Manager, Food Defense/FSMA, Operations, Quality Assurance, offered his expertise. To identify, control and eliminate food fraud from occurring in your supply chain, begin by thinking like a fraudster. We summarized his insights in this free six steps to mitigate food fraud”.
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