Food & Beverage

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  New food fraud initiative kicks off in Europe

  EFF-CoP project will bring together academics, regulators and the food industry to enhance food authenticity and traceability.

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  OECD gauges impact of counterfeits on UK economy

  In 2021, the value of fake and pirated goods imported into the UK amounted to £7.1bn, 1.5 per cent of the total.

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  Counterfeit pilchards cause a stir in South Africa

  Workers were discovered relabelling and packaging expired cans of canned fish by South African police.

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  Michael Schmid elected new president of Eurojust

  Schmid will take up office on November 15 for a four-year term, replacing current president Ladislav Hamran.

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  Metabolomics detects copycat Provence rosé wines

  Technique could be used to distinguish authentic wines from counterfeits with an accuracy of more than 93 per cent.

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  Prof Susan Jebb reappointed as FSA chair

  She first became chair of the Food Standards Agency in 2021 and is taking up the role for another three years.

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