New sentencing guidelines may expose food professionals to fraud culpability

摘要

Leatherhead Food Research is advising the industry that failure to take reasonable measures to prevent supply chain fraud may constitute 'risk of harm' in a court of law. Responsible individuals tried on indictment could be sentenced to unlimited fines and up to two years imprisonment The majority of food industry suppliers operate with integrity. However, it is widely acknowledged that fraud is escalating globally and organised food crime is reported to be on the rise. There is no evidence that perpetrators deliberately sabotage food safety, but they do operate outside of the regulatory frameworks that safeguard food.