Queen’s University Belfast
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Spectre of food fraud haunts the industry
A YEAR on from his review of the horse-meat scandal, Prof Chris Elliott is impressed with retailers’ reaction but warns that criminals may just have moved on to more vulnerable sectors. Marks & Spencer recently became the latest supermarket to… Read More
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From the horses mouth
THE LONG-awaited review into the horse-meat scandal has made a series of recommendations that foodservice businesses ignore at their peril. The horse-meat scandal may be nearly two… Read More
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Ministers consider need for new Food Crime Unit
THE DEPARTMENT for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency has issued a new report on food security and the introduction of a Food Crime Unit. The special report was commissioned by the government to address the current… Read More
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Elliott Review: Create a food crime unit
THE MUCH anticipated interim report on food supply chains, commissioned in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, has been made public after months of research. The Government-backed review of Britain’s food system has revealed global weaknesses throughout the supply… Read More
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Have you been caught out?
FIRST IT was horse burgers, now it is fish fraud. Foodservice companies need to ask some tough questions of their suppliers. There’s rarely a dull moment when… Read More