Meat, seafood, and alcohol are among industries identified as being at high risk for food crime, according to a Scottish food crime unit.
A strategy for 2022 to 2025 outlines the priorities and actions being taken to prevent food crime, detect and deter criminality and prosecute offenders. The practice is often
Continue Reading Food crime ‘likely’ in meat and alcohol sectors, says Scottish agency
Scotland is planning a new food sampling strategy to tackle challenges associated with the current approach to testing.
The proposed model has four strands of surveillance managed and funded by Food Standards Scotland (FSS), and is separate from the verification sampling by local authorities as part of their routine inspections.
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The boss of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit has spoken of the need for industry input to tackle problems and urged patience for those eager to hear results of operations.
Ron McNaughton, head of the SFCIU at Food Standards Scotland, said food crime is any fraudulent activity that
Continue Reading Food crime is out there and we need to deal with it, says head of SFCIU
