The Food Fraud Unit was established in May 2024 within the Food Safety Commission at the Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights. The aim of the Unit is to identify, investigate, and mitigate instances of food fraud, which involves intentional deception for economic gain by misrepresenting the quality, safety, origin, or nature of food products.
There are 5 categories of food fraud: 1) Adulteration/Product Tampering, 2) Counterfeiting 3) Document Forgery 4) Grey Market 5) Misdescription/Mislabelling
All buyers along the food chain should be cautious when purchasing food or ingredients if the price is well below normal. It is right to carefully check the label or packaging. If anything looks unclear or misleading, one should ask questions. One should not purchase the food or ingredients if there are no reassurances.
What can you do to help us?
If you know or suspect food fraud is taking place, contact the Food Fraud Unit. You can do this by sending an email to [email protected] with as many details of the suspected food fraud as possible.
For any queries do not hesitate to call us from Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 3:00pm on:
Mobile Number: +356 99166698
Office Numbers: +356 22924890,22924891,22924882
All information received may be used to assist in an investigation, so please include as much detail as possible, including your name and contact number in case we need to verify your information. All information received is treated in the strictest confidence.
