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The 1st Authentic Food Festival and Conference is coming!
The 1st Authentic Food Festival and Conference is on the horizon! It will take place on 27–28 May in Dublin. Interested? Register your interest here: https://lnkd.in/e96_HtqV
3 days ago


EFF-highlights from 2025! 🌟
What an incredible year it’s been for our community! Thanks to each and every one of you, we’re growing stronger every day - spreading the word, raising awareness, and standing together against food fraud. Your support and collaboration make all the difference. Let’s keep the momentum going and continue protecting consumers in 2026!
Jan 5


🎄✨ Christmas Wishes from the EFF-Consortium ✨🎄
Warmest Christmas greetings from all of us at the EFF-Consortium ! 🎁May this festive season bring you joy 😊, peace 🕊️, and success 🌟 , and may the coming year be filled with innovation 💡, collaboration 🤝, and new opportunities 🚀 . Thank you for being part of our journey. We look forward to continuing our work together in the new year! Wishing you a Merry Christmas 🎅🎄 and a Happy, Healthy, without Food Frauds New Year 🥂✨
Dec 22, 2025


EFF-CoP @ the THEROS project final meeting
The THEROS_project final meeting took place on 2 December! 🎉 Hosted in a hybrid format at the Amalia Hotel and co-organised by I-SENSEGroup/ICCS and SEAbility Ltd , the event highlighted how the EU-funded THEROS_project contributes to creating more trustworthy, transparent and authentic food systems. 🌍 EFF-CoP: European Food Fraud Community of Practice was there, with an online presentation delivered by the project coordinator, Saskia van Ruth . 🎤 Her pre
Dec 4, 2025


EFF-CoP @ VMT Food Safety Event
🍴 VMT Food Safety Event 2025 📍 Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands 📅 20 November 2025 🎙 Presenter: Prof. Saskia van Ruth ( University College Dublin ) At the VMT Food Safety Event in Utrecht, Prof. Saskia van Ruth , EFF-CoP 's Coordinator, delivered the keynote “Voedselfraude: hoe houd je het zuiver?” (Food Fraud: How Do You Keep It Honest?), exploring current challenges in food fraud and sharing insights on ethical practices in the sector. She also introduced
Nov 21, 2025


🚀 EFF-CoP at the EFFoST Conference 2025, in Porto!
EFF_CoP was presented on the second day (Tuesday, 18 November) of the EFFoST Conference 2025 , held in Porto on 17–18 November 🇵🇹. 🎤 The presentation was delivered by Charles Harper ( University College Dublin ), entitled “EFF-CoP: Connecting Minds to Tackle Food Fraud”, as part of Special Session 3: Catalysing Scientific Innovation into Food Safety Action, within the CATALYSE Project EU . 🤝 The session was chaired by Edward Sliwinski and brought together exper
Nov 20, 2025


Are you one of the lucky ones who participated in the EFF-Questionnaire?
During this period, we were running the #EFF_Questionnaire ! 📝 You participated, and as promised, 10 lucky people will win Amazon gift cards (€20 each)! 🎉🎁 And here are the winners! 👏 Watch the video to see if you’re one of them. 🎥✨ The lottery was completed during the Food Fraud Conference 2025 in Berlin, with #EFF_CoP ’s coordinator Saskia van Ruth picking the luckiest 10 participants, alongside Farah Aisyah Sukmawati . 🏆
Nov 17, 2025


EFF-CoP @ Food Fraud Conference 2025
It would be impossible for EFF-CoP missing from Food Fraud Conference in Berlin. EFF-CoP partners gathered again, together, from different EU countries, to promote and present EFF-CoP to the conference's attendees and also to learn more and to update their knowledge in Food Fraud! First Day, 5th of November On the 5th of November, the day that the conference was beginning, EFF-CoP organised a well prepared workshop, as a Food Fraud Conference side event, 9:00-12:00 Berlin tim
Nov 10, 2025


EFF-CoP @ the Non-Targeted Analysis of Food & Flavours 2025 Symposium
🔬 Non-Targeted Analysis of Food & Flavours 2025 Symposium, organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry, London 📅 3–4 November 2025 🎙 Invited presenter: Prof. Saskia van Ruth ( University College Dublin ) 🧠 Presentation: Smelling Deception in Our Food Supply EFF-CoP was honoured to be part of the inaugural Non-Targeted Analysis of Food and Flavours ( NAFF ) Symposium, held at the Royal Society of Chemistry in their historic London library. The event marked an imp
Nov 5, 2025


ORBIS workshop
🎉 On the 31st of October 2025, during the 3rd Agri-Food Conference & AGROWN 2025 Expo, Rezos Brands S.A ., represented by Anastasia Vlachou , partner of EFF-CoP, participated in and presented EFF-CoP at the ORBIS hybrid workshop. 🌍 The event was held in the university of Patras, at Agrinio, Greece. 🇬🇷 During the presentation “Rezos Brands innovates in agri-food: European research & development initiatives”, ongoing EU-funded projects were highlighted, with a special focus
Oct 31, 2025


TRUSTyFOOD project, FINAL CONFERENCE
Blockchain technology - IS THIS THE FUTURE FOR THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR? We are waiting for you on November 25 th at the TRUSTyFOOD project FINAL CONFERENCE In the last years, a lot has been said around blockchain, considering it a disruptive technology able to completely revolutionize the agri-food system. However, its real effectiveness remains subject to debate, as much of the enthusiasm appears to be driven more by hype than by concrete, large-scale implementations, or me
Oct 20, 2025


📢 Science Café Wageningen – Deceptive Delicacies: What is Really in Our Food?
📍 Café Loburg, Wageningen, The Netherlands 📅 15 October 2025 🎙 Invited speaker: Prof. Saskia van Ruth ( University College Dublin ) On the 15th of October, EFF-CoP took the stage at the Science Cafe Wageningen as part of the ongoing Science Café series. The theme “Deceptive Delicacies: What is Really in our Food?” sparked discussion, reflection and curiosity among attendees in the historic Café Loburg - one of Wageningen’s oldest cafés - with a programme that c
Oct 16, 2025


"Two decades of combatting food fraud, 2015-2035" webinar
This free webinar is jointly hosted by Food Authenticity Network (FAN) and the Institute of Food Science and Technology (IFST) ....
Sep 18, 2025


"Autenticidade e Segurança de Suplementos Alimentares à Base de Plantas" Workshop
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto is organizing a Workshop, entitled "Autenticidade e Segurança de Suplementos Alimentares à Base...
Sep 17, 2025


EFF-CoP podcast: Can we Trust our Laboratories?
We are excited to launch the very first episode of EFF’s Authentic Appetites , a new podcast series exploring critical issues in food...
Aug 22, 2025


Food Authenticity Workshop, Hamburg 2025
Join Bruker and the Hamburg School of Food Science, University of Hamburg, for an immersive and insightful workshop dedicated to...
Jul 9, 2025


Workshop: FOOD FRAUD SYNERGIES
With food fraud lurking out of sight, We shin e our lens, expose the blight. A magni f ying glass in every hand, Detectives working...
Jul 8, 2025


Our First Spark: The EFF-CoP Community in Action
EFF-CoP’s first community-wide event, titled " Igniting Conversations in the European Food Fraud Community " took place on June 26, bringing together over 100 engaged attendees. We had a fantastic time connecting with the community, exchanging valuable insights, and hearing from some of the leading experts in the field of food fraud. The event offered a great opportunity to meet new colleagues and build on the spirit of collaboration established during our kick-off meeting -
Jun 30, 2025


Community-wide event: Igniting Conversations in the European Food Fraud Community
We’re excited to invite you to our first-ever community-wide event on food fraud! Meet leading experts, ask your questions, and become...
Jun 19, 2025


14th Counter Fraud, Cybercrime and Forensic Accounting Conference
An event exploring the fields of cybercrime, economic crime and forensic accounting, which will be hosted by the Centre for Cybercrime...
Jun 17, 2025
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