Agri-Food fraud: EU Commission publishes its first monthly report
On February 29, the Commission has published its first monthly report on agri-food fraud suspicions. The report compiles information gathered from the Alert and Cooperation Network (ACN), which facilitates the exchange of information between Member States on agri-food controls. The report includes cases of cross-border non-compliance, which ACN members have identified and shared as suspected fraud.
The report covers the full spectrum of the food chain, including food for human consumption, animal feed, food contact materials, animal welfare, plant protection products and veterinary medicine products. In publishing this report, the goal is to share this information in order to support Member States in their risk-based controls and to guide food business operators in assessing their vulnerabilities to fraudulent and deceptive practices.