FSS launches food crime protection tool for businesses
Food Standards Scotland has unveiled its new online tool that it claims may prevent them becoming a victim of food crime.
Unveiling its new online tool, Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has urged food and drink businesses to sign up to use it as it believes it “may prevent them becoming a victim of food crime”.
The tool is called Food Crime Risk Profiling Tool and is an online programme which allows companies to assess their vulnerabilities to criminality.
FSS has said that, through using the tool, businesses will be able to asses themselves against a series of statements on topics, such as how they source materials and their supply methods, before being given an individual report at the end which will highlight areas of good practice as well including specific guidance on areas they may wish to improve on.
“Food crime is serious fraud and related criminality in food supply chains. It could include adulteration, substitution or misrepresentation of origin amongst other criminal techniques,” said Ron McNaughton, Head of the Scottish Food Crime and Incidents Unit at FSS.
By Grace Galler | New Food Magazine
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