When supply chains wobble, fraud tends to slip in through the gaps. 2020 didn’t invent the problem - it just made it harder to ignore.
Read more →Origin claims are easy to print and harder to prove. Stable isotope analysis tends to be less forgiving.
Read more →Cutting testing budgets looks efficient — right up until it isn’t. A look at where “saving money” quietly increases risk.
Read more →Environmental and social governance is everywhere — but not all of it is meaningful. What actually matters when it comes to food integrity.
Read more →“Vegan” isn’t always as clear-cut as it sounds. Testing tends to uncover the grey areas brands would rather not discuss.
Read more →One looks for exactly what you expect. The other looks for what you didn’t. Both have their place - if used properly.
Read more →Audits from a distance are efficient, but they rely heavily on what’s shown — and what isn’t.
Read more →Bright, consistent colour can be reassuring — unless it’s coming from something that shouldn’t be there at all.
Read more →“May contain” only goes so far. Clear, evidence-based allergen control is harder — but necessary.
Read more →The Vegan Society turns to sequencing technology — because trust, on its own, has limits.
Read more →A semantic question on the surface — until you look at the scale and intent behind some cases.
Read more →Standards are rising in pet food — partly because the risks aren’t that different from the human supply chain.
Read more →When prices surge, so does opportunism. Food is no exception — it just tends to be less visible.
Read more →Labels can be persuasive. Chemistry is less so. A look at how authenticity is tested — and how often it surprises.
Read more →Once dismissed, now taken seriously — which means it’s starting to attract the same questions as everything else.
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