Food & Beverage

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  French study finds drop in spice fraud, but not by enough

  Sampling study finds only half as many labelling anomalies as a study conducted three years earlier.

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  With white pepper fraud on the up, Bia unveils authenticity test

  White pepper tends to be more expensive than the black variety, and that has made it a target for fraudsters.

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  After fraud report, Canada looks at seafood traceability

  Government is polling the country's seafood industry on 'boat-to-plate' traceability to tackle illegal fishing and fraud.

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  Tetra Pak launches traceable packs for Russian dairy sector

  Supplies of the packs have been shipped to eight dairy producers, with 20 more on the way, says CRPT.

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  Oceana study finds seafood fraud still rife in Canada

  Group criticises the government for not following through on a pledge to implement a "boat-to-plate" traceability system.

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  UK parliamentary illicit trade group is discontinued

  APPG has decided it will not be renewed, but will continue to monitor the government's work in this area.

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