Food Authenticity Network’s Post

🎉 Excited to share that my first-authored article titled "Combatting food fraud in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies for Strengthened Safety and Security" has been published in Trends in Food Science and Technology, a prestigious journal with an Impact Factor of 15.3! This research delves into the critical issues surrounding food authenticity and safety in the region, offering strategic insights to address challenges and enhance food security. Grateful for the collaborative effort and support of Dr Helen Onyeaka, FIFST, FHEA and big honor to have Lisa Winnall, Adenike Akinsemolu , Soumya Ghosh as co authors of this article and other co authors that made this publication possible. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/d4jDUvVd #FoodSafety #FoodSecurity

Strategic layering and sequencing of #humanitarian and development financing is required to address the root causes of acute #foodinsecurity and prevent #famine. ➡️ More on our side event, No famine on our watch- A new approach in a changing world, at the 52nd Plenary Session of Committee on World Food Security #CFS52 🔗bit.ly/3BOfxi8

We are excited to share a summary of the second annual FoodSafeR Assembly held at the Universidad de Burgos! ✨. This event focused on discussing strategies and technical solutions to address emerging risks in food safety 🍽️🛡️. A special thanks to Dr. Elie Bouyazbeck (Foodregsci) and Samuel Godefroy (Global Food Regulatory Science Society (GFoRSS)) for making this video! 🎥👏 #FoodSafety #FoodSafeR #EmergingRisks #EverybodysBusiness

An engaging study on #antimicrobialresistanceawareness among foodborne non-typhoidal Salmonella isolated from #retailfoods in #China. #AMR_profiles #MDR #NTS #salmonellosis #foodsafety #OneHealth ScienceOpen. Read here: https://lnkd.in/gFsZyghG

#WorldFoodSafetyDay on June 7th aims to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks. We wanted to take that opportunity to highlight the remarkable work of Drs. Tohid Didar, Yingfu Li, Zeinab Hosseinidoust and Carlos Filipe, who have invented and proven the viability of several packaging-based methods for detecting or halting food spoilage: https://lnkd.in/erQE9uTa

🚨 The latest 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 (September 2024) highlights several food fraud cases showcasing the ongoing battle against fraudulent practices. Major incidents in the EU 🇪🇺 include: ❌ Adulterated milk in Italy, where contaminated milk in poor storage conditions led to legal action.  ❌ Counterfeit olive oil in Spain, with products falsely labelled and sold as high quality extra virgin olive oil.   ℹ #WatsonProject, with its focus on food safety and transparency, continues to develop tools to prevent such fraud in the agri-food sector.    #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation European Research Executive Agency (REA) EU Science, Research and Innovation

It’s nearly impossible to work in food security today without encountering the term "Food as Medicine." This session will explore what this concept means and how food recovery organizations, particularly those focused on rescuing perishable food, are uniquely positioned to drive impact in this emerging field. Register for the Food Rescue Conference: https://lnkd.in/eZ5xBYk3

Purity-IQ Inc. will be at the International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting from July 14-17. Purity-IQ Inc. CEO Deleo de Leonardis will be a panelist in the roundtable discussion on July 15 from 3:45 - 5:15 PM. Tune in to learn more about the impact of food fraud. #IAFP #foodfraud #authenticitytesting

🚨Happening right now: Just Dengerink presenting his paper on 'Foresight for Food Systems Change: How Participatory Foresight Processes can Re-energize National Food System Transformation Agendas' with Bram Peters at the Global Food Security Conference highlighting the potential of evidence-based participatory foresight processes to boost and national food system transformation processes and inspire collective action for food systems change.

Purity-IQ Inc. will be at the International Association for Food Protection Annual Meeting from July 14-17. Purity-IQ Inc. CEO Deleo de Leonardis will be a panelist in the roundtable discussion on July 15 from 3:45 - 5:15 PM. Tune in to learn more about the impact of food fraud. #IAFP #foodfraud #authenticitytesting