EU Publishes Food Fraud Tool Mapping Thousands of Cases Since 2016
The European Commission recently published a dashboard that maps all food fraud cases covered in its monthly food fraud reports since 2016. At present, it includes more than 2,000 recorded cases, and it will be continuously updated with new cases.
The application allows incidents to be filtered by commodity, region, fraud type, year, and other qualities. It bolsters food defense efforts by enabling the identification of trends, supporting risk assessment, and informing decision-making.
Data reported in the dashboard is derived from the the EU Joint Research Center’s (JRC’s) Knowledge Center for Food Fraud and Quality’s (KC-FFQ’s) monthly food fraud reports. These reports are based on the European Media Monitor, which collects data from approximately 17,000 media sources across 190 countries.
The tool was developed in support of the Watson Project, an EU-funded, three-year project aimed at tackling food fraud and increasing transparency. The interdisciplinary consortium includes 47 partners from 20 EU and non-EU countries.
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