The products below are those that appear to be most commonly affected by food fraud, which includes economically motivated adulteration, substitution and dilution.
A high quality vulnerability assessment includes an in-depth investigation into the incidences of food fraud that have occurred for the particular raw material or ingredient type, so using the list below is just a ‘quick and dirty’ option. Click here for information about how to investigate previous occurrences using food fraud and food crime databases.
Food Fraud Hot List
- herbs and spices
- olive oil
- organic foods
- honey and maple syrup
- seafood
- milk
- coffee and tea
- wine and spirits
- some fruit juices
