Food Fraud 101
____ _____ is the act of purposely altering, misrepresenting, mislabeling, substituting or tampering with any food product at any point along the farm-to-table food supply chain.
True or False:
Food Fraud is regulated by the FDA.
True.
Melamine has been previously found in this to increase protein levels.
Milk and/or Pet Food
Corporate Supply Quality is responsible for conducting a food fraud ____ __________ on our raw materials.
Risk Assessment
True or False:
Food Fraud only represents a financial risk to the company.
False.
Food Fraud is both a quality and food safety risk and can include severe consequences for our consumers including sickness or death.
True or False:
The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) while important, is legislation unrelated to food fraud.
False.
_____ has been found to be substituted with a mixture of citric acid, sweetener, and water prior to being sold as 100%.
Juice.
As a manufacturing facility, we are responsible to ______ the food fraud risk assessment and implement mitigation strategies if needed.
review
True or False:
Food Fraud can only occur on the final product.
False.
Food Fraud can occur in the raw material, in an ingredient, in the final product, or in the food's packaging.
CFR Title __ includes regulations on labeling and standard of identity.
21
_________, such as cinnamon and paprika, have been found to include adulterants to increase color or weight.
Spices and/or Seasonings
As a site, we have _ ingredients requiring a mitigation strategy.
0
True or False:
The cost of food fraud is estimated to be as high as $40 million year.
False.
The cost is estimated to be as high as $40 billion per year.
________ _________ describe the FDA's interpretation of or policy on a regulatory issue.
Guidance Documents
_____ & _____ _____ have a history of substitution with cheaper sweeteners such as corn syrup or rice syrup.
Honey & Maple Syrup
Our ingredient with the highest risk for food fraud is _____ _____ ______.
Decaf Green Coffee.
Although similar in historical evidence, availability, and source countries, the cost of decaf drives a higher risk than regular green coffee.
True or False:
The Department of Justice has never brought criminal charges against individuals or companies involved in Food Fraud.
False.
The FDA can issue this to alert the public that there is enough evidence to detain imported products that appear to be in violation of the FDA's laws and regulations.
Import Alerts
Frozen seafood has a history of substitution with cheaper species or the addition of ___ prior to selling by weight.
Ice.
The Food Fraud Risk Assessment is conducted using these 5 factors.
100 points for each factor named.
1. Historical Evidence & Emerging Issues
2. Cost/Value of Raw Material
3. Availability of Raw Material
4. Lack of Sophistication of routine testing for fraudulence
5. Source country of raw materials & complexity of supply chain