Food Chemicals Codex
The Food Chemicals Codex is designed to provide guidance frameworks and tools to assist in developing preventive management systems for food fraud.
Related Resources
USP Food Fraud Mitigation Guidance
The U.S. Pharmacopeia Convention (USP) has developed Food Fraud Mitigation Guidance. Published in October 2016, the guidance provides tools to assist users in developing a personalized preventive management system to counter food fraud.
Presentation: Identifying EMA and Distinguishing Incidental vs Intentional Adulteration in Herbs & Spices
This presentation was shared with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on October 17, 2023, by the ASTA Spice Integrity Council. The presentation aims to distinguish between economically motivated/intentional adulteration and incidental contamination, provide an overview of industry practices, and highlight the pros and cons of various analytical methods in the detection of adulteration.
