What is the impact of crime, including food fraud, on the UK food supply chain, and how can we reduce it?
Background
At the heart of our role is the need to ensure food is safe and what it says it is, and in doing so protect consumers from risks within the food system and ensure high food standards. Core to this is a risk analysis process which relies on independent, science-led risk assessment and socio-economic analytical evidence, to support effective risk management decisions. To assure food safety and standards, we must also recognise that the UK is part of an international food supply chain, where we only produce around 50% of all the food we eat in the UK. Our exit from the EU and push for wider international trade has further highlighted how we need to understand the role of trade and international differences in production systems and food standards.
Next steps
Please contact the FSA Science Strategy, Research and Capability Unit at ari@food.gov.uk
Source
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Food Fraud: A Supply Network Integrated Systems Analysis
The aim of this research is to develop a predictive computational approach to modeling the food supply network so that the points where food adulteration can occur are identified. By identifying these points of vulnerabi...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to develop a predictive computational approach to modeling the food supply network and identifying points of vulnerability to food adulteration, which directly addresses the impact of food fraud on the UK food supply chain and how to reduce it.
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Analyses of Food Supply Chains for Risks and Resilience to Food Fraud/Crime
As food supply chains have become increasingly global and complex, new and challenging risks have emerged. One of the risks gaining attention from industry, governments, regulatory bodies and consumer organisations is fo...
Funded by: ESRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on analyzing food supply chains for risks and resilience to food fraud/crime, including the deliberate misdescription of food, which directly addresses the impact of food fraud on the UK food supply chain and how to reduce it.
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A holistic frameWork with Anticounterfeit and inTelligence-based technologieS that will assist food chain stakehOlders in rapidly identifying and preveNting the spread of fraudulent practices.
WATSON provides a methodological framework combined with a set of tools and systemsthat can detect and prevent fraudulent activities throughout the whole food chain thus accelerating the deployment of transparency soluti...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the impact of food fraud on the UK food supply chain and proposes solutions to reduce it.