Contents
Introduction to food defence
Why food defence?
Food defence in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australasia
Food defence (defense) in the USA
How to meet food defence requirements
Summary
Resources
Introduction to food defence
Food defence (‘defense’ (U.S.)) means protecting food from adulteration that has been introduced for the purposes of causing harm. Food defence does not include food fraud-related adulteration, because that is perpetrated for financial gain, rather than to cause harm.