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Selvarani Elahi liked John Points's blog post Heightened alert – Cargo theft risk
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has highlighted a new review published in npj Science of Food examining how artificial intelligence (AI) is being applied across food safety.
Based on a systematic review of more than…
Aug 21
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This e-seminar provides an introduction in to how Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is used to detect exogenous sugar adulteration and authenticate honey.
The presentation explains the principles of NMR, targeted and non-targeted…
Aug 17
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published its latest Incident Prevention Update, highlighting recent food and feed incidents, emerging risks and practical measures businesses can take to prevent them.
The July 2026 update covers reports from May…
Aug 12
Selvarani Elahi published an article
IFST’s Autumn Conference 2026 will bring together leaders from industry, academia and policy to explore how food strategy ambitions can be translated into practical outcomes:

Delegates will engage with a dynamic programme of practical…
Aug 11
Selvarani Elahi posted blog posts
Aug 11
Selvarani Elahi posted a blog post
A new SSAFE Knowledge Paper, What You Need to Know About Food Additives, provides an overview of what food additives are, why they are used and how their safety and use are regulated internationally.
Of particular relevance to the Food Authenticity…
Aug 10
Savvas Xystouris commented on Selvarani Elahi's blog post EFSA uses food fraud data to identify emerging food safety risks
"Interesting report, thanks, Selvarani."
Aug 6
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EFSA has published its 2025 Annual Report on Emerging Risks and Horizon Scanning Activities, summarising its work to identify new and evolving threats to food and feed safety. The report includes an update on the use of food fraud information to…
Aug 6
Selvarani Elahi liked John Points's blog post Survey results – adulteration of prebiotic inulin supplements
Aug 5
Selvarani Elahi liked John Points's blog post EFSA 2025 Annual Report – Emerging Risks and Horizon Scanning
Aug 5
Selvarani Elahi published an article
Government Chemist Conference - Safe food for tomorrow’s world: evidence-based measurement solutions for responsible regulation (recordings available below)
 The Government Chemist Conference took place on 23–24 June 2026 at Nexus, University of…
Jul 29
Selvarani Elahi liked Jason Wood's discussion Adulteration & counterfeiting: how do we bridge lab science and real-world checking?
Jul 29
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Jul 27
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National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) industry update: July 2026 
NFCU updates include key risks affecting the food industry, practical steps to strengthen your response to food crime and updates on our current priorities.
In this edition: 

Middle East…
Jul 20
Selvarani Elahi posted a blog post
In February and June 2026, the Global Alliance on Food Crime (GAFC) held its first two quarterly virtual meetings of the year, bringing together member agencies from across the Alliance. Discussions focused on opportunities to raise awareness of the…
Jul 9
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