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Tools to combat food fraud - A gap analysis.

Franz Ulberth¹

¹European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Retieseweg 111, 2440 Geel, Belgium.

|June 22, 2020

Summary

The European Commission

Area of Science:

Food safety and regulation
Food fraud prevention
European Union policy

Background:

The European Union (EU) has a robust framework for feed-food chain safety.
An integrated system for combating food fraud is currently under development within the EU.
The European Commission (EC) Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality supports policy-making and expert networks.

Purpose of the Study:

To identify gaps in the current infrastructure for fighting food fraud.
To assess existing measures and areas for improvement in food fraud prevention.
To prioritize actions for enhancing the EU's food fraud combating capabilities.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive stocktaking exercise was conducted.
Collaboration involved competent authorities from EU Member States and several EC services.

Keywords:

Competence centres Compositional databases Early warning systems Food adulteration Food fraud

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Focus areas for improvement were identified through this assessment.

Main Results:

Key areas requiring further action were prioritized.
Development of early warning systems was identified as crucial.
Availability of compositional databases for vulnerable foods is needed.
Creation of specialized centers of competence is recommended.

Conclusions:

Prioritized actions include developing early warning systems for food fraud.
Enhancing compositional databases for vulnerable foods is essential.
Establishing centers of competence will strengthen the EU's food fraud response.