Food fraud affects almost every type of food and edible products…the imagination of fraudsters seems limitless. Any initiatives aimed at hampering the progress of fraudsters are generally welcomed.
Wine producers are particularly exposed to fraudsters and fraudulent products. The EU has recently launched an initiative to create an EU database for chemical analysis for wines.
This article was first published at IHS Markit (subscription required), 3 September 2020
The internet has become a platform for selling food across the globe. This phenomenon has even increased with the COVID-19 pandemic. However, some malevolent operators use the current crisis as a business opportunity and have freed themselves from the EU food legislation.
Fraud in the agri-food sector can take many different forms. In this article, Katia elaborates on the decision of the high court of Paris in the now infamous horsemeat lasagna scandal, as well as the judicial framework of food fraud. (article available in French only)
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The internet has become a platform for selling food across the globe. However, food standards are lagging behind such developments. This situation could jeopardize both consumer safety and fair competition among the food business operators (FBOs).
When food fraud is committed, what are the sanctions?
As food fraud is such a broad matter, the legal framework surrounding sanctions is complex. Last year’s decision by the Tribunal de Grande Instance in Paris on the case of lasagna containing horsemeat instead of beef, provides us with an opportunity to explore how food fraud
Katia Merten-Lentz was interviewed in the 20 January 2019 Liberation article “La fraude dans l’agroalimentaire est plus discrète qu’un cartel de drogue”. In the article, Katia discusses the issue of food fraud in the EU, from the products which are most at risk to the actions being taken by the European Commission to hold the
Katia Merten-Lentz was interviewed on France Info (French Radio) on January 21, 2019. Katia gave her insight on the fraud that tricked consumers into buying ready-made meals containing horse meat instead of beef. The scandal occurred in 2013. To listen to the interview, with English subtitles, click here.
