Two Decades of Detecting and Preventing Food Fraud: 2015 – 2035

Date: 
Monday, 22 September, 2025 - 13:30 to 15:00
Location: 
Online

This webinar is organised by IFST and Food Authenticity Network (FAN)

The webinar will include summaries from different stakeholders on their perspective on food fraud detection and prevention over the past 10 years and predictions for the next 10 years. It will discuss what tools, resources and networks they find most useful, followed by Q&A.

What participants will learn:

Different perspectives on food fraud mitigation, signposts to best practice, futurology from different perspectives.

Target audience:

Food industry technical teams, food regulators and enforcement authorities, laboratory analysts, food science and supply chain academics.

Speakers:

Introduction and Panellist: Professor Chris Elliott - Queens University Belfast

Stakeholder Perspectives and Panellists:

 

Sophie Rollinson - Food Authenticity Lead, Defra

Andrew Quinn - Deputy Director FSA National Food Crime Unit

Emmanuelle Lerges - Food Industry Intelligence Network / Tesco

Clare Menezes - CMM Advisory Ltd

Selvarani Elahi - Executive Director, Food Authenticity Network

Stephen French - Scientific Policy Director, IFST; Adjunct Associate Professor at Indiana University School of Public Health; Director Scientific Intelligence Ltd.

Chair: Sterling Crew - Chair of FAN Steering Board / IFST Past President
Moderator: John Points - IFST Scientific Committee Chair / FAN Technical Director

Please note: IFST is a registered charity with the mission of ‘recognising and empowering food professionals by promoting excellence in science and its application throughout the food chain’. Each year, we are proud to run over 60 events, including webinars and workshops, which engage with thousands of food professionals worldwide from over 50 countries. 

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