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Food profiling and food fraud

When it comes to food fraud, manufacturers and retailers bear the responsibility and endanger not only their reputation but also the health of consumers. With new rules and legislations, but above all with innovative methods of food profiling, food counterfeiting is to be stopped.

Companies Food Fraud

LTF Labortechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Germany

Since 1996 LTF Labortechnik is a system vendor specialised in molecular biology. We offer a wide range of products: our assortment runs from small laboratory equipment to electrophoresis and from nucleic acid techniques to extensive video documentation and analysis systems. The main focus of our kno more

Thermo Fisher Scientific GmbH, Germany

Thermo Fisher Scientific is the world leader in serving science. We enabling our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. With our brand Thermo Scientific we offer solutions for Chromatography, Elemental Analysis, Mass Spectrometry, Molecular Spectroscopy as well as Laboratory Info more

Foss GmbH, Germany

FOSS develops rapid, reliable and dedicated analytical solutions for routine testing to allow for fast decisions on how to maximise value of production of agricultural food products. FOSS was founded in 1956 as N. Foss Electric A/S by Nils Foss. His business plan was to automate otherwise time-con more

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News Food Fraud

With a whiff ‘e-nose’ can sense fine whisky

Scotch or Irish, single malt or blended? While a whisky enthusiast might be able to distinguish the good stuff from run-of-the-mill by smell alone, most tipplers rely on the label, black or otherwise. Whisky is one of the most popular alcoholic beverages worldwide and, with some high-end brands fetc more
Solve food fraud efficiently and cost-effectively

Counterfeit food, in particular false information about geographical origin, causes billions of dollars in economic damage every year. Botanists at the University of Basel have now developed a model that can be used to determine the origin of food efficiently and cost-effectively. Strawberries from more
Revealing meat and fish fraud with a handheld 'MasSpec Pen' in seconds

Meat and fish fraud are global problems, costing consumers billions of dollars every year. On top of that, mislabeling products can cause problems for people with allergies, religious or cultural restrictions. Current methods to detect this fraud, while accurate, are slower than inspectors would lik more