The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), in collaboration with industry partners, has published proposals of the Food Fraud Working Group to strengthen the collective response to food crime. FSA also published two research reports, one estimating food crime costs the UK economy up to £2 billion a year, and another which makes recommendations on food crime prevention.
FSA launched the Food Fraud Working Group to explore how the public-private response to food crime can be improved, calling businesses the “first line of defense.” The working group agreed upon the need to: