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Sample Food Fraud Policy

This company policy outlines procedures for detecting and preventing food fraud, defining food fraud as illegally placing food on the market to deceive customers for financial gain through mislabeling, false statements about sourcing, or selling unsafe food. The Management Representative is responsible for overseeing food fraud issues and investigating any irregularities, reporting annually to senior management as part of the management review.

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Sample Food Fraud Policy

This company policy outlines procedures for detecting and preventing food fraud, defining food fraud as illegally placing food on the market to deceive customers for financial gain through mislabeling, false statements about sourcing, or selling unsafe food. The Management Representative is responsible for overseeing food fraud issues and investigating any irregularities, reporting annually to senior management as part of the management review.

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Sample Food Fraud Policy

It is the company policy to detect and prevent fraud, misappropriations, and other irregularities. Food Fraud is
committed when food is illegally placed on the market with the intention of deceiving the customer, usually for
financial gain. Examples include:
 Deliberate mislabelling of food (changed expiry information, etc);
 Making false statements about the source of produce e.g. labelling imported produce as Irish; or
 The sale of food which is unfit and potentially harmful (e.g. recycling products destined for animal feed back
into the food chain, etc).
The Management Representative Enter Name of Person Responsible has responsibility for and authority over the
management of food fraud issues on site. He/she will be familiar with the types of improprieties that might occur
within his or her area of responsibility, and be alert for any indication of irregularity. Any irregularity that is detected
or suspected must be reported immediately to him/her, who then coordinates all investigations, both internal and
external. He/she may delegate tasks to qualified personnel as needed.
Food fraud incidents will be reviewed annually as part of the Management Review Procedure.

Senior Management Signoff

Name: Position:

Signature: Date:

Revised 2016

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