Food fraud is on the rise, as we saw in Food fraud: let’s work together to reduce the risk. In 6 handy tips to reduce food fraud we highlighted some key actions the food industry can take to fight the cause.

Further afield on the battleground is Operation OPSON, a yearly joint Europol-INTERPOL project targeting counterfeit and substandard food and drink, as well as the illicit trade crime networks behind it. Here are the key figures from this year’s operation OPSON IV.