Food Fraud: A Challenge for Official Controls by Food Surveillance Authorities

摘要

The horsemeat scandal in 2013 has raised public awareness of food fraud, although it is not a new problem. Even though a legally binding definition is still lacking, food fraud generally means, a violation of EU law to pursue an economic or financial gain through consumer deception [1] The economic profit is a key element in categorising an incident as Food Fraud. Due to the enormous profit margin, food fraud exists not only in the food sector, but also in the field of organised crime.