AOAC Food Fraud Initiative Meeting Book (August 28, 2018)

Areas of Focus … Despite the Lack of “Internationally Agreed-upon Definition”

• Food Fraud Incidents : ƒ Deliberate act

ƒ Aims for economic gain in an illicit manner ƒ Meant to be hidden / not to be discovered ƒ Misrepresents the food product to consumers

• US FDA Working definition of “Economically Motivated Adulteration” (EMA)

The fraudulent, intentional substitution or addition of a substance in a product for the purpose of increasing the apparent value of the product, or reducing the cost of its production, i.e. for economic gain.

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Taskforce Recommendations

• Identified Areas of Work in support of availability and standardization of analytical methods to be used by food industry and regulators : ™ Non Targeted Testing (NTT) : Methods used to support authenticity of a given ingredient without targeting a specific adulterant – rely on methodological signature (characteristics) of the ingredient(s) ™ Targeted Testing (TT): Methods that target the presence of a given adulterant in an ingredient (e.g. Melamine in Milk) • Two (2) Working Groups to Address these aspects