12 December 2013

FDF response to the Elliott Review interim report

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Responding to the Review conducted by Professor Elliott into the integrity and assurance of food supply networks, FDF Director General Melanie Leech said:

“It's clear from the interim findings published today that UK consumers have access to perhaps the safest food in the world. Professor Elliott's recommendations provide industry with a solid platform from which to build a joint strategy with government and enforcement bodies to combat food fraud.

“We have developed a plan of action to help manufacturers protect their business and customers. Building on FDF's sustainable sourcing work we have produced a best practice guide, 'Food Authenticity: Five steps to help protect your business from food fraud' focussed on the robustness, resilience and sustainability of supply chains. Additionally through our network of committees and working groups we are constantly engaged with members on incident prevention and horizon scanning for emerging issues. Furthermore we continue to maintain an open dialogue with UK and European regulators to ensure that manufacturers can access relevant information with regard to threats to the authenticity of food supply.”

Notes for editors:

1. FDF's 'Food Authenticity: Five steps to help protect your business from food fraud'
2. FDF's plan of action to help manufacturers protect their business and customers

More information

For media enquiries, please contact:

Anna Taylor on 0207 420 7118 Email: Anna.Taylor@fdf.org.uk

Avni Raval or 020 7420 7131 Email: Avni.Raval@fdf.org.uk

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