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Food defense is concerned with the safeguarding of the food infrastructure and supply chain from acts of intentional adulteration or tampering, as well as the security of food businesses.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has identified eight emerging risks, ranging from vitamin D overdoses to increasingly important foodborne pathogens and toxins, in a recently published technical report summarizing the agency’s emerging risk identification activities for 2021.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) recently published the findings of a targeted surveillance sampling program conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify emerging food safety risks and increase knowledge of the food system.
In 2012, the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) began the development of a standardized process for assessing and managing food fraud incidents, which has since been adopted across the food industry.
Food Standards Scotland is encouraging food and beverage businesses to sign up for the new Food Crime Risk Profiling Tool, an online tool designed to help increase defense against food fraud.
While ransomware is the most common cyberattack vector for businesses, other cyber threats can be far more dangerous to the food supply system, as discussed in this article.
After finding nearly 70 percent of private-label avocado oils to be rancid or adulterated, researchers have identified key markers to help the retail food industry source authentic product.
Now available is the 120 Day Food and Agriculture Interim Risk Review, which provides a review of critical and emergent risks to the U.S. food and agriculture sector, and will help inform the Federal Risk Mitigation Strategy, as outlined in the National Security Memorandum-16 (NSM-16).
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) hopes to secure further legal powers for the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) in England and Wales, which will enable the agency to more effectively investigate food crime with autonomy by granting powers of entry and search. A public consultation is now available.
The National Institute of Oilseed Products has formed a Product Integrity Committee in response to increasing incidents of food fraud within the oilseed industry worldwide.
Threat information should be disseminated as rapidly as possible, and is encouraged between businesses that may otherwise be restricted by anti-competitive laws or regulations
Threat information should be disseminated as rapidly as possible, especially between businesses that may otherwise be restricted by anti-competitive laws or regulations. This article discusses the nature of the information that should be and is typically shared by businesses participating in an Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC).
On Demand: Our expert panel will examine the increasing importance of cyber-crime mitigation activities for the food industry, discussing the warning signs, the impacts of an attack, and the hidden vulnerabilities in an increasing drive to digitize operational and supply chain assurance.
On Demand:The panel discussion will feature prominent attorneys who work on behalf of consumers and industry—with all advocating on the side of food safety.