Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products
Globalization and the increasing complexity of supply chains have allowed food fraud to expand to a great extent. Some of the most serious effects of these deceitful activities are damage to a brand’s reputation and trust, economic losses, and public health risks. The usual victims of food fraud are...
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| author | V. Maritano P. Barge A. Biglia L. Comba D. Ricauda Aimonino C. Tortia P. Gay |
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| description | Globalization and the increasing complexity of supply chains have allowed food fraud to expand to a great extent. Some of the most serious effects of these deceitful activities are damage to a brand’s reputation and trust, economic losses, and public health risks. The usual victims of food fraud are dairy, meat, fish, and seafood products, as well as fats/oils and alcoholic drinks. The purpose of this review paper is to present an updated analysis of the currently available anticounterfeit technologies and their application to the four most fraud-affected food supply chains. An assessment that was conducted to determine when the adoption of a combination of technologies could enhance food safety and brand protection is also provided. The obtained results indicate that electronic and data-driven technologies (RFID devices and digital traceability systems) are still in their infancy in the food sectors that are subjected the most to fraudulent activities. Research is necessary to develop innovative digital and physical technologies to “outsmart” such fraudsters and to prevent their illicit actions in the food sector. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-658623eb8a54401da9582419234bc9272024-04-14T04:10:03ZengElsevierJournal of Food Protection0362-028X2024-04-01874100251Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food ProductsV. Maritano0P. Barge1A. Biglia2L. Comba3D. Ricauda Aimonino4C. Tortia5P. Gay6Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyCorresponding author.; Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) – Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), ItalyGlobalization and the increasing complexity of supply chains have allowed food fraud to expand to a great extent. Some of the most serious effects of these deceitful activities are damage to a brand’s reputation and trust, economic losses, and public health risks. The usual victims of food fraud are dairy, meat, fish, and seafood products, as well as fats/oils and alcoholic drinks. The purpose of this review paper is to present an updated analysis of the currently available anticounterfeit technologies and their application to the four most fraud-affected food supply chains. An assessment that was conducted to determine when the adoption of a combination of technologies could enhance food safety and brand protection is also provided. The obtained results indicate that electronic and data-driven technologies (RFID devices and digital traceability systems) are still in their infancy in the food sectors that are subjected the most to fraudulent activities. Research is necessary to develop innovative digital and physical technologies to “outsmart” such fraudsters and to prevent their illicit actions in the food sector.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X24000358CounterfeitingDrinkFoodFraudTraceability |
| spellingShingle | V. Maritano P. Barge A. Biglia L. Comba D. Ricauda Aimonino C. Tortia P. Gay Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products Journal of Food Protection Counterfeiting Drink Food Fraud Traceability |
| title | Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products |
| title_full | Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products |
| title_fullStr | Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products |
| title_short | Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products |
| title_sort | anticounterfeiting and fraud mitigation solutions for high value food products |
| topic | Counterfeiting Drink Food Fraud Traceability |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0362028X24000358 |
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