Food contaminants and adulterants fall under many categories, all with significant potential to adversely affect brands, profits, and health

Food authentication helps ensure that our cheese, olive oil, and other foods are the real deal, and that they don't contain unwanted adulterants

Researchers developed a technique to look for pairs of short DNA sequences from beef, buffalo, and pork in hot dogs

Verification testing is a crucial component of traceability and in this respect, DNA-based methods for bioproduct authentication are emerging as disruptive technologies for economies based on fraud. 

For the general public, the concern over food fraud revolves around headline-grabbing examples, such as melamine—an organic compound used in plastics—appearing in infant formula from China in 2008 and beef replaced with horsemeat in the UK in 2013. 

A rapid and simple method to detect whether horse meat is present in processed foods

A growing number of consumers are willing to pay a premium for fruits, vegetables and other foods labelled "organic", but whether they're getting what the label claims is another matter.

Research by the University of Manchester into food fraud is one of five successful projects to be awarded grants by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA).