All Fraud articles
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NewsFSA’s National Food Crime Unit arrests five over illegal meat case
The meat is thought to be illegal, having undergone a smoking process with its skin on, and is not traceable, the regulator said
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Comment & OpinionTomato purée slave labour muck throwing doesn’t seem to be sticking
It’s not just the supermarkets challenging the tomato purée slave labour findings, either
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NewsFrench retailers E.Leclerc and Match caught up in UK supplier scam
Fraudsters purporting to supply the supermarkets have cost two British businesses more than £300,000
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Comment & OpinionNeal’s Yard fraud proves small suppliers are at huge risk
Crime, in all its different guises, is never far from the surface when it comes to food and drink
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NewsNeal’s Yard Dairy loses 22 tonnes of cheese in £300k fraud
The London-based artisan cheese retailer and wholesaler described the theft as ’deceptively convincing’
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Analysis & FeaturesAre the police finally taking retail crime seriously?
Retail crime is on the rise, and with it violent and abusive incidents towards shopworkers. Is the Retail Crime Action Plan enough to tackle it?
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NewsPost Office CEO Nick Read to step down next year
Post Office COO Neil Brocklehurst will step up as acting CEO prior to the announcement of Read’s successor
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Comment & OpinionBarons: analysis of US food industry corruption offers uncomfortable truths
Author Austin Frerick peppers this book with action and lurid anecdotes, but he prioritises deep analysis
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NewsScientists develop two new tests to detect fake honey
Researchers said the method of analysis was “portable and easy to implement, making it an ideal screening tool for testing honey along the supply chain”.
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NewsTesco caught up in ‘pervert manager’ TikTok scam
The scam involves a series of TikTok posts made up of images of an individual in the supermarket’s staff uniform with text saying they had been fired from the company ‘because I rejected my pervert manager’
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NewsFake olive oil on the rise as Mediterranean markets continue to struggle
Fraudsters are taking advantage of olive oil’s record prices to sell fake goods
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KVI TrackerDozens of tonnes of fake olive oil confiscated by Italian authorities
The authorities have confiscated 42 tons of faux extra virgin olive oil worth €900,000
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Comment & OpinionHow to counter the €30bn food fraud threat
In times of skyrocketing prices, food fraud is never far away, says Richard Leathers, global quality lead at Campden BRI
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NewsThree men sentenced for defrauding 2 Sisters in £320k theft case
The men were convicted of stealing chicken from 2 Sisters on Anglesey and supplying it to Townsend Poultry in Wolverhampton
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Analysis & FeaturesInside Ireland’s new deposit return scheme
The UK’s attempts to introduce DRS have been disastrous – but Ireland has quietly got on with it. How is its system working out?
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Comment & OpinionWhat can we learn from the Post Office scandal?
Rarely has a public policy issue been painted in such vivid colours: the Post Office immoral, almost evil, and the sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses wronged beyond reason, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsPost Office scandal: Sunak announces new legislation to exonerate victims
PM Rishi Sunak has announced new legislation will be introduced to exonerate and compensate the Horizon scandal victims
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NewsPost Office scandal: former chief Paula Vennells hands back CBE
Vennells was CEO from 2012 to 2019, at the height of the Horizon scandal. She has announced she will hand back her CBE effective immediately
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NewsFood crime costing up to £2bn per year, FSA research shows
Food crime costs the UK economy between £410m and £1.96b per year, which adds a ’heavy burden’ on businesses and local authorities
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NewsFood crime unit set for more police-like investigative powers as FSA consults
The regulator is seeking to allow designated officers powers of entry and search after a person had been arrested