A 2012 report by a Food Fraud Think Tank comprising major food companies and universities recommended an approach to food fraud prevention that involves conducting vulnerability assessments across the supply chain based on supply, socioeconomic, behavioral, geopolitical, and historical factors. The assessments are used to develop a control plan with strategies for supply chain mapping, origin verification, specification management, audits, testing, and anti-counterfeiting technologies. The Global Food Safety Initiative adopted this leading approach in 2014.

6. Based on leading approach
to food fraud prevention
Recommended by Food Fraud Think Tank (2012)
(MSU Fraud Initiative, Danone, Cargill, Wegmans, Mondelez & Hershey)
Adopted by Global Food Safety Initiative
(2014)
Recommendations by Think Tank
• Supply chain mapping
• Socio-economic
• Behavioural
• Geo-political
• Historical
Vulnerability
Assessments
• Monitoring strategy
• Origin/label verification
• Specification management
• Supplier audits
• Analytical testing strategy
• Anti-counterfeit technologies
Vulnerability
Control Plan
‘Think like a
Criminal’