The aim is to revolutionise the fight against food fraud and increase transparency in our food supply chains. By establishing and mobilising the European Food Fraud Community of Practice (EFF-CoP), a sustainable research and innovation ecosystem of food fraud researchers and end-users based on sound sociological principles.

The consortium brings together scientists, regulators, large and small industry, the organic sector, existing networks with >4200 members and more to lay the groundwork. The aim is to understand the needs of different stakeholder groups and the structure of the network in order to prioritise content and improve the flow of information, and we have set up the EFF-Hub as a virtual headquarters, an interactive space for collaboration.

From there, a series of activities will be launched – sharing existing research and innovation resources and educational materials, developing new ones – Good practice recommendations, fact sheets and case study materials.