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Food and feed Fraud, Implications, Challenges and Way forward

INTRODUCTION

¨Food or feed fraud refers to intentionally and economically motivated adulteration (EMA) of foods.

¨EMA is the intentional sale of substandard food or feed products or ingredients for the purpose of economic gain

¨Fraudulent addition of non-authentic substances or the fraudulent removal or replacement of authentic substances without the knowledge of the buyer and for financial gain of the seller

¨Unique type of incident that occurs due to the motivation of human perpetrators to avoid detection (specifically arrest or seizure of the products) thereby  to achieve financial gain

¨Contrast with food and feed safety where the aim is to prevent unintentional/accidental adulteration, using science-based principles.