A couple of years ago a food safety type asked me, what’s the biggest risk to the food supply.

I didn’t hesitate.

I didn’t have to think about.

Same as its always been.

Food fraud.

PwC estimates that food fraud costs the global food industry up to $40 billion a year.

In a bid to help companies identify fraud in their supply chain, SSAFE, PwC and two university partners have developed a food supply chain vulnerability tool aimed at providing an initial means to mitigate and inhibit fraudulent activity.

SSAFE was founded in 2006 with the aim of engaging public private partnerships to bring improved food safety standards globally through internationally recognised food protection systems. The organisation itself is not-for-profit and is supported through its membership and partner structure. Partners include the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in Paris, the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) in Rome and the World Bank in Washington, D.C.