Food and Nutrition

Food Fraud and Safety

Food fraud is the act of purposely altering, misrepresenting, substituting or tampering with any food product at any point along the farm–to–table food supply–chain. Fraud can occur in the raw material, in an ingredient, in the final product or in the food's packaging and Food safety is used as a scientific method/discipline describing handling, preparation, and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness