Conference Overview

Horse Trading - Auditing the Food Chain

The third Auditing Conference organised by the Western Branch of the IFST concentrated on the thorny problems associated with food adulteration and food fraud.

Introduction

The conference showed how auditing has its part to play in the identification and control of both contamination and adulteration in the food industry. The vulnerability that food has to contamination has recently been highlighted in the news. Some contamination can be accidental but, unfortunately, it can be intentional where fraud and criminal actions are the cause.

Presentations

Explore the Conference Topics

DNA speciation testing - the pros and cons

Barbara Hirst, Senior Associate Principal Scientist DNA & Protein, RSSL

Valid IT - still valid?

Jamie Weall, Senior Food Law Advisor, Exova

Cleaning and Verification to avoid adulteration

Deb Smith, Global R&D Manager/Hygiene Specialist and Peter Littleton, Technical Services Manager, Holchem

The View of the Public Analyst

Liz Moran, President, Association of Public Analysts

Ethical Auditing - The M&S approach

Helen McTaggart, Ethical Trading Manager, Marks & Spencer

Additional Resources

For more information about the Western Branch of the IFST, please visit Western