Food Fraud |
A crime done for financial gain |
Food Defense |
Protecting food from malicious adulteration, such as acts of terrorism or extortion |
The difference between food fraud and food defense is that food fraud is done to make money, while food defense relates to acts that are done to create harm. Food fraud perpetrators do not seek to cause harm, they seek to increase profits or otherwise benefit financially, so we say food fraud is economically motivated. Food defense attacks are done to cause harm to consumers and companies.
Intentional Adulteration |
… happens when food is contaminated for the purpose of causing harm to consumers |
Food Defence |
Protecting food from malicious adulteration, such as acts of terrorism or extortion |
Intentional adulteration is the act of contaminating a food product with the intention of causing harm to the people who eat the food. Food defense is a broader term that includes protection against adulteration of food, but can also extend to protection of equipment, assets and workers in food businesses.