FSA launches new Food fraud resilience tool

New tool to help you assess food crime risks in your business

The Food Fraud Resilience Self-Assessment Tool guides food business owners and employees through a series of questions designed to help them identify the risk to their business from food crime, and outlines steps that they can take to mitigate this.

Food crime is defined as serious fraud and related criminality in food supply chains, including any activity impacting on drink and animal feed. It can be seriously harmful to consumers, food businesses and the wider food industry.

Businesses can complete this self-assessment tool anonymously or choose to share their details with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to receive tailored advice and support.

The tool has been developed by the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), a dedicated law enforcement function of the FSA. The Unit works with the food industry to identify threats and collaborates with partners to tackle them.

First published 4 March 2021