Study of the criminal nature of food fraud published in the UK: Food fraud, also known as the intentional adulteration of food for economic gain, is described as a criminal act that in some cases can have a significant impact on consumers, honest producers, and societies. The perpetrators utilize loopholes in the surveillance, investigation, enforcement and prosecution of food fraud. This publication describes the anatomy of eight example food fraud scandals in the UK to enable investigators to understand, track and prosecute complex fraud cases more efficiently.

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Posted on 7 February 2022