Food fraud and mitigating strategies of UK food supply chain during COVID-19.

ABSTRACT: Covid-19 had shown the vulnerability of the food supply chain and fraudsters may take advantage of the pandemic whilst the population needed a continuous supply of safe and quality food. The lack of monitoring and policing in the food supply chain may encourage fraudsters to upscale their operations. Previous studies had warned of a surge in fraudulent products due to COVID-19. This raised the question on whether food fraud had increased during the pandemic? This study aims to investigate food fraud during COVID-19 and how the food supply chain develops mitigating strategies against fraudulent activities. A mixed-method approach including survey and semi-structured interviews were conducted among UK food businesses. Two hundred and two agri-food businesses responded to the survey and 15 se

SUBMITTER: Soon-Sinclair JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9894533 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature