STANDARD &
REGULATION
59
DEC 2017 FOOD FOCUSTHAILAND
heating of the sampleand comparewith reference examples.
After risk assessment and riskmanagement measures have been established. The
factorymust prepare a food packaging fraud prevention plan to protect the packaging
fraud,whichmust becomplywith the relevant laws.Periodically reviewed incaseof new
information is updated.
Fraudulent is not currently only available in food. Food packaging fraud can also
occur. It is important to reduce the riskand thehazards from fraudulent.The factorymust
understand the foodpackaging fraud thatmay occur in the rawmaterials or products of
the factory and conducting risk assessment.After that, control measuresmust be taken
tominimize risk or eliminate it before entering the factory. The factory will also receive
products compliedwith standard.
FoodPackagingFraudforFoodIndustry
Today we know that there is a growing
interest in food fraud worldwide due to the
problemof beef substitutedwithhorsemeat.
Asa result,majorglobal retailersneed tobe
awareofsafetyand transparency throughout
the food supply chain.
Therefore, retailer association has combined to
regulate manufacturers throughout the food supply
chain. The rules governing the Global Food Safety
Initiative (GFSI)arenowcontrolledby theGFSI.GFSI
had launched currently version 7.1. The interested
main content is food fraud, including the fraudof food
packaging and packaging materials. It focuses on
packaging that is exposed to food both directly and
indirectly and the integrity of the product affects the
safety of consumers. The incentives for packaging
fraudmaybedue to increasedproductivity, increased
competition and reduced environmental problems.
Requirement of GFSI introduce definition of food
fraud according to GFSI guidance version 7.1 is
collective term encompassing the intentional
substitution, addition, tamperingormisrepresentation
of food/feed, food/feed ingredients or food/feed
packaging, labelling, product information or false or
misleading statements made about a product for
economic gain that could impact consumer health.
Therefore, inorder tocomplywithGFSIstandards, the
factory producing the packaging will need to have a
risk assessment and control measures.
This application is basedon risk assessment and
control measures. The manufacturer must know the
sourceof the fraudor characteristic of fraud thatmay
occur with the rawmaterials of the factory suchas
•Fraudulent rawmaterial used inproductiondoes
not match the declare on the label , e.g. declaration
that paper usedasFSCstandard,while rawmaterials
are fraud.
• The products obtained from the seller are
degradingor replacing,suchas thesaleofvirgin resins
that are mixed with recycled resins, but claim to be
virgin resins.
•Somechemicalproductsareaddedwithadditives
to improve the quality of production, such as the
additionof additives or processing aid to improve the
flowefficiency and yield.
Regardless of the type of food packaging fraud,
whatmatters is the valueofmigrationand the impact
on food safety.
The next step, after the risk assessment, is to
establish control measures at the defined risk level.
Control measureswill help reduce the risk such as
• The termination of the contract in the event of a
very high risk of the supplier and a significant impact
on the safety of the food.
• Control the vendor throughout the food supply
chain and build good relationships with the vendor,
such as the vendor evaluation at the source, control
at production site for production lot to be delivered to
the factory and encourage manufacturers to certify
standard systems recognized toGFSI.
• Inspection of incoming goods, the factory must
know typesof fraudulentandfindout the testmethods,
such as physical inspection by molecular weight
determinationor thechemical inspectionby laboratory
devices used to measure the change of flow during
