{"id":8324,"date":"2020-09-08T17:16:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T17:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/?post_type=industry&p=8324"},"modified":"2022-09-28T08:58:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T08:58:14","slug":"food-beverage-industry","status":"publish","type":"industry","link":"https:\/\/crigroup.com\/ar\/industry\/food-beverage-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Food & Beverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Food & Beverage Industry is the fastest-moving industry in regards to changes. Consumer tastes, preferences, packaging, manufacturing, storage, and transportation are constantly changing, challenging the industry. It has been years since the news of the horse-meat scandal first broke and rocked the industry. After Ireland’s<\/a> Food Safety Authority tested a range of frozen and ready meals from supermarkets and found horse DNA in over one-third of the beef samples, and pig in 85% of them. Very quickly, several retailers and manufacturers withdrew their products from shelves. As well as highlighting the complex nature of the supply chain in the food industry, the scandal turned the spotlight on food and beverage industry fraud. But what is\u00a0food fraud<\/a>?<\/span><\/p>\n

Fraudulent products are common to many households \u2013 from cheese, honey, herbs to spices. Last year, the\u00a0Italian press revealed a large-scale criminal network that was selling fraudulent olive oil<\/a>\u00a0in Europe. Seven major producers were found to label their Extra Virgin Olive Oil even though the product contained significant amounts of lower quality oils – which did not meet EU labelling rules for extra virgin olive oil.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The latest food fraud scandal involved Parmesan and the use of excess cellulose as an anticaking agent-\u00a0wood pulp<\/a>.\u00a0Grated parmesan companies Kraft Heinz Co. and SuperValu Inc. were accused of food fraud<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a02016<\/a>\u00a0and have not been able to end the multi-district litigation still.\u00a030% to 70% of oregano products bought from a range of shops in the UK and Ireland and online retailers were found to be adulterated. The\u00a0study found that 25% of 78 samples of dried oregano from 50 UK retailers “across the board” tested positive<\/a>\u00a0for non-oregano ingredients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are several other food products commonly use for fraud such as fruit juices, grains, milk, fish, organic items, and beverages such as alcohol. Just in the UK food fraud is estimated to cost the industry \u00a311 billion per year<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Food fraud is an emerging risk given the complexity of global food supply chains. Food fraud is a major food safety issue, and an extreme example of this is fraudulent booze. Fake alcohol can contain chemical substitutes such as cleaning fluids and car screen wash and fuels, methanol and isopropanol – used in antifreeze.<\/span><\/p>\n

But what can manufacturers do to stop food and beverage industry fraud affecting their supply chain? From Risk Management<\/a>,\u00a0Employee Background Screening<\/a>,\u00a0Business Intelligence<\/a>,\u00a0Due Diligence<\/a>,\u00a0Compliance Solutions<\/a>,\u00a0and other professional\u00a0Investigative Research<\/a>\u00a0solutions at CRI Group, we can help you! Learn more about\u00a0our solutions<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0contact us today<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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