Rethinking the Global Approach to Food Fraud: A Comparative Overview

This year, as previously covered on the blog, I had the chance to lead a panel on food fraud at Alberto Alemanno's Summer Academy in Global Food Law and Policy, together with my dear friend and colleague Francesco Montanari, food lawyer in Lisbon and Senior Associate at Arcadia International. We shared our common experiences - … Continue reading Rethinking the Global Approach to Food Fraud: A Comparative Overview

EFSA report on emerging risk – Plastic rice frauds listed

Last week the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published its annual report on emerging risks. The top 10 risks were defined as follows: Outbreak related to the consumption of raw beetroot in France; Growth of Vibrio spp in Northern waters and TTX detection in European bivalve shellfish in UK; Putative new influenza virus that has … Continue reading EFSA report on emerging risk – Plastic rice frauds listed