Research from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) 2019 Public Trust Research Report shows that while 91% of Canadians claim to know little, very little or nothing about modern farming practices in Canada, 60% of survey respondents, or three in five Canadians, are interested in knowing more about agriculture and how their food is produced.

Thai Union Group PCL, Bangkok, announced a new strategy to protect its food supply chains from intentional contamination through a series of robust programs to combat food fraud.

HorizonScan, UK, noted an increase in food integrity issues in key categories such as poultry, seafood, fruits, vegetables and nuts, according to the company’s third quarter findings.

Food companies concerned about the safety of their supply chain can now get a free “Ingredient Risk Assessment” using HorizonScan, a comprehensive database of food safety and fraud reports.

Alchemy Systems, Austin, Texas, and the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Rockville, Md., announced a groundbreaking collaboration that enables food companies of all sizes to assess supply chain risk and build robust systems to minimize food fraud.

A robust food defense plan has to include strategies and tactics to detect the full spectrum of adversaries, from employees who are motivated by criminal intent or revenge and wish to do harm to the company all the way to nation states.

NSF International, an Ann Arbor, Mich.-based provider of food safety auditing, training and consulting, acquired Euro Consultants Group (ECG), a Belgium-based food safety and quality service company.

The food traceability market is projected to grow at a CAGR of about 9% to reach $14 billion by 2019, according to a study produced by Markets and Markets, Dallas, Texas.