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UK economy could be losing up to £2bn in food fraud

New study examines criminal operations and the impact on wider food supply industry

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
A new study says food fraud could be costing UK economy up to £2bn
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A new study says food fraud could be costing UK economy up to £2bn

Food fraud could be costing the UK economy up to £2 billion a year, a new study has claimed. Offences such as food substitution, false labelling and document fraud, where products are deliberately misrepresented...

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