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Listen to this siteAgency research and survey work that investigates food authenticity.
Food authenticity is a term which simply refers to whether the food purchased by the consumer matches its description.
Misdescription can occur in many forms, from the undeclared addition of water or other cheaper materials, or the wrong declaration of the amount of a particular ingredient in the product, to making a false statements about the source of ingredients i.e. their geographic, plant or animal origin.
The programme addresses all food authenticity issues, whether linked to a particular product sector such as meat, or more generally to the origin of the food or its ingredients.
Back to top‘One of the Agency's strategic objectives is to promote honest and informative labelling and encourage and support initiatives to improve the clarity and value of information provided to consumers. ’
The Food Authenticity Research Programme applies novel technology where possible to develop methods that can be used to check that foods are correctly described and labelled. This helps to ensure that consumers are not receiving misleading information about food, and contributes to reducing food fraud.
The Agency also conducts a prioritised programme of Food Authenticity surveys on food in shops to check that it is what is says on the label.
For further information about this research theme, contact
science@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk
Description of the Agency-funded food authenticity research and surveillance programmes.
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
A Review of the Food Authenticity and Labelling Research and Surveillance Programmes (Q01 and Q02) was held on Thursday 6 March 2003 at the Food Standards Agency, Aviation House, 125 Kingsway, London WC2B 6NH.
Details of Agency-funded projects under the Food Authenticity research programme (Q01).
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