Food fraud is the act of purposely altering, misrepresenting, mislabeling, 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.
Fraudulent and intentional substitution, dilution, or addition to a raw material or food product, or misrepresentation of the material or product for financial gain (by increasing its apparent value or reducing its cost of production) or to cause harm to others (by malicious contamination), is food fraud. Read more