Food fraud prevention strategies: Building an effective verification ecosystem (Manning, et. al. (2024) - A Review

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This post is one of the regular deep dives I do for paying subscribers, in which I unpack new research into food fraud, extracting the most important new information and teasing out practical insights.

My aim is to convert the information in a 25 page, jargon-filled journal article into a concise set of actionable takeaways for food safety professionals and food fraud enforcement specialists - saving you time while keeping you up to date with the latest science.

If you’re interested in food fraud prevention and want to know what the latest research says, this post is for you.

Table of Contents

• Introduction

• Verification

• Verification ecosystems

• Food fraud prevention strategies

• Validation

• Final thoughts

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Introduction

I was very excited to dive into the latest food fraud research paper by veteran food fraud researcher Professor Louise Manning and her colleagues, keen to uncover new insights and methods we can use in our food businesses and consulting practices.

The paper, Food fraud prevention strategies: Building an effective verification ecosystem was published last month in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. I discovered the paper is