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Food Fraud Risk Information (Downloadable)

Purchase an offline ‘snapshot’ of Food Fraud Advisors’ Food Fraud Risk Information Database (hosted on Trello) in an easy-to-search format by clicking the blue button below.

What is the downloadable food fraud risk information file?

  • It is a Microsoft Excel file.
  • It contains all the information from the Food Fraud Risk Information Database (hosted on Trello) as it was on 18th November 2022.
  • Plus (new), the file now also contains a list of food fraud incidents from 1st September 2022.
  • It is an offline document, it is not updated automatically.
  • The information in the Excel workbook can be searched, sorted, copied, pasted and manipulated as with any other Excel workbook.
  • The contents of the online database are presented in a table, with one row for each ‘card’ of the database.  In the database, most cards correspond to a single food type.   The database and Excel file contain more than eighty-one thousand (81,000) words.
  • Recent food fraud incidents (from September 2022), which do not appear on the Trello-hosted database, are presented as a list in a separate tab, with links to sources.

What do you get with your purchase?

  • You receive a link to download a copy of the current version of the downloadable Microsoft Excel file.
  • The Excel file is unlocked and fully user-editable.
  • This is a one-off purchase and a one-off payment.  There are no ongoing license fees or user fees.

Version Information

  • Current version filename: Food Fraud Risk Information 202211.xlsx 
  • Current version date:  18th November 2022.
  • We make a new downloadable file approximately six times per year.

Return to Food Fraud Risk Information Database on Trello

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Food Fraud Requirements of Food Safety Standards

This is the complete, authoritative guide to current food fraud requirements in all major food saftey standards, for auditors, consultants and food fraud specialists.

All the food fraud requirements of all the major standards in one convenient e-book.

This 35 page e-book includes:

  • GFSI-benchmarked standards
  • Non-benchmarked standards
  • Human food standards (safety and quality)
  • Packaging standards
  • Storage, distribution and logistics standards
  • Pet food and animal feed standards
  • Full requirements (verbatim)
  • Summaries and conclusions
  • Recommended inclusions for your VACCP program.

Download it instantly, print and keep as a handy reference.

Included standards:

  • AIB International Consolidated Standards for Inspection Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs 2023 NEW!
  • BRCGS Food Safety Issue 9 NEW!
  • FSSC 22000  Version 5.1
  • GlobalG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) Version 5.4-1
  • HACCP (Codex HACCP)
  • IFS Food Version 7
  • ISO 22000:2005
  • SQF     Food Safety Code Edition 9
  • SQF     Food Quality Code Edition 9
  • USA Code of Federal Regulations 21 (FSMA)
  • BRCGS Packaging Materials Issue 6
  • IFS PACsecure Version 2
  • SQF Food Safety Code: Manufacture of Food Packaging Edition 9
  • BRCS Storage and Distribution Issue 4
  • IFS Logistics Standard v2.3
  • SQF Food Safety Code: Storage and Distribution Edition 9
  • GLOBALG.A.P. Compound Feed Manufacturing Standard (CFM) Version 3
  • SQF Food Safety Code: Pet Food Manufacturing Edition 9

What you get

✓ A 35 page e-book to download and keep

✓ Full food fraud requirements of 18 major food saftey standards, including GFSI and non-GFSI standards

✓ Human food, packaging, storage and distribution, pet food and animal food standards

✓ Summaries, notes and conclusions

✓ Recommended inclusions for food fraud prevention (VACCP) program

✓ Lifetime updates.  Yes, every update of the book is yours; free. (Current Edition:  Edition 2, Published August 2022).

All prices are in US dollars

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Raw material specification template

ingredient specification raw material specification template document HACCP standard food safety management systemSpecifications for raw materials, ingredients and primary packaging are important for all food businesses.  Whether you are a restaurant, a specialty grocer, delicatessen, central kitchen, hotel or manufacturer, you should know exactly what you are purchasing and have confidence that your suppliers are providing you with ingredients that are food safe, wholesome and authentic.

Robust specifications can help to protect your food business from inadvertently purchasing, using or serving fraudulent ingredients and raw materials.  They can also help to protect your business from the financial fall-out if things go wrong.

 

How to develop a raw material specification:

  • Download our professional developed, Microsoft Word template by clicking the button below.
  • The template is a word document, easy to edit.
  • The template includes sections for all the things you should consider when building a specification.
  • You can use all the sections, leave some blank or remove some if you don’t need them.
  • You should create a separate specification for every unique material, do not create category-level specifications.
  • Use your suppliers’ product specifications as a starting point; they should include key characteristics of the ingredients.
  • Add any extra criteria that will help you to control the quality, safety and authenticity of your products.  It is useful to imagine that you are receiving the material at your door or loading dock; what would you like to know about the material before you accept it? For example: Is it at the correct temperature?  Is it properly labelled?  Is the packaging undamaged with no evidence of tampering?  Is the material free from undeclared allergens?  Does it have the fat content you expect?  Has it been aged (meat) for as long as you expect?  Is it free from Salmonellae?  Use these questions to check that you have included all important criteria in your specification.
  • Don’t forget to include requirements for suppliers to have a food safety certificate, licence, approval or registration, where relevant.
  • If you are purchasing materials under fixed supplier contracts (as would be the case for large food manufacturers), the draft specifications will need to be approved by your purchasing department and by the suppliers themselves before they can be formally issued and implemented.
  • Review each specification at least annually and update the issue/review date.

Need help?  Our food safety and authenticity experts can develop your purchasing specifications. Contact us today.

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Review my vulnerability assessment

Are you ready for your next food safety audit?

Get practical advice and feedback about your food fraud vulnerability assessment from Karen Constable, a leading international food fraud expert and accredited Australian food safety professional.

Send your vulnerability assessment to us and Karen will review it and provide feedback and suggestions for improvement.  Use pseudonyms or code names to protect the identity of the food business and products if desired.

When you purchase this service you will receive instructions for submitting your assessment.  Or you can simply email it to [email protected]

If you are comfortable speaking in the English language, include your telephone number and country dialing code so that Karen can talk to you about your document.  Feedback will also be provided by email.

Got questions?  Just ask, we are here to help!
Ask Karen a question