Horizon FOOD FRAUD DATA BASE

HORIZON FRAUD

FOOD FRAUD DATABASE AND GLOBAL FOOD FRAUD MONITORING

DETECT RISK BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRISIS

HORIZON FRAUD is a platform for the strategic assessment of food, supplement and packaging fraud risks. It enables users to monitor, analyse and assess Food Fraud risks based on data from more than 100 countries.

The platform collects new information about fraud cases every day and enables analysis by product, category, country, supplier, type of fraud and other parameters relevant to an organisation.

Fraud monitoring data has been available since 2018, and the database covers more than 15 000 cases. HORIZON FRAUD also offers a trend analysis module, advanced filtering, customised monitoring and an alert system.

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IS FOOD FRAUD RISK RELEVANT TO YOUR BUSINESS?

The adulteration of a raw material or product can mean more than a quality issue. It can lead to product recalls, financial losses, supply chain disruptions, supplier-related problems, legal consequences and loss of customer trust.

Effective Food Fraud risk management requires not only periodic vulnerability assessments, but also continuous access to up-to-date information about new cases and threats. HORIZON FRAUD may be particularly useful if you:

• are audited against a GFSI-recognised standard, such as IFS, BRCGS or FSSC 22000;
• conduct a raw material vulnerability assessment for fraud at least once a year;
• update the hazards considered in your HACCP analysis;
• have experienced raw material or product fraud;
• have experienced a product or raw material recall;
• want to check suppliers for previous cases of fraud or recalls;
• are interested in trends and new types of fraud; 
• want to monitor risks emerging in global markets;
• need to work with data in Polish or other language versions.

HORIZON FRAUD AND GFSI STANDARDS

SUPPORT FOR FOOD FRAUD RISK MANAGEMENT

GFSI-recognised standards, including BRCGS, IFS and FSSC 22000, require organisations to take an appropriate approach to assessing vulnerability to fraud. HORIZON FRAUD supports organisations with:

• collecting data needed for analysis;
• assessing the vulnerability of raw materials and products;
• monitoring new cases;
• analysing suppliers;
• identifying new threats;
• updating the knowledge used in risk assessment;
• preparing analyses and documentation.

The platform also enables users to generate presentations, analyses and charts, and download product information sheets for documentation.

HORIZON FRAUD SUPPORTS THE RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS – IT DOES NOT REPLACE THE ASSESSMENT CARRIED OUT BY THE ORGANISATION.

The Food Fraud database – more than a search engine

Simply knowing that a particular product has been adulterated is often not enough.

For someone responsible for quality or food safety, more important questions may include:

• Do similar cases involve a raw material used by my company?
• Has the issue occurred in the country we source our raw materials from?
• Has a particular supplier been mentioned in similar cases before?
• Is the number of cases involving a given product category increasing?
• Is a new method of fraud emerging?
• Could the issue also affect our products?
• Should our Food Fraud risk assessment be updated?

HORIZON FRAUD helps users move from finding information to analysing it and applying it in the risk management process.

Food Fraud risk assessment

USE REAL CASES TO ASSESS THE VULNERABILITY OF PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS

Assessing food fraud risk requires access to current and reliable information about real Food Fraud cases.

HORIZON FRAUD provides data that can support the process of:

hazard identification → vulnerability assessment → risk analysis → preventive action.

The platform allows users to analyse cases according to various parameters, making it possible to check which threats are associated with a specific product, raw material, category, supplier or market.

HORIZON FRAUD can support:

• assessing the vulnerability of raw materials to fraud;
• product risk analysis;
• supplier risk assessment;
• analysing risks associated with country of origin;
• updating Food Fraud assessments;
• identifying new threats;
• preparing preventive measures.

WHAT DO YOU GET WITH HORIZON FRAUD?

UP-TO-DATE DATA + ANALYTICS + CUSTOMISATION

DAILY MONITORING - new data on food fraud cases every day.

MORE THAN 15 000 CASES - an extensive historical database that helps analyse past cases and identify recurring threats.

DATA FROM MORE THAN 100 COUNTRIES -global coverage that goes beyond analysis of the local market alone.

TREND ANALYSIS MODULE - tools for analysing changes and emerging threats.

ADVANCED FILTERING SYSTEM - quickly find information using selected parameters.

CUSTOMISATION - tailor monitoring to your company’s needs, including by selecting product categories, countries of origin and other parameters.

ALERT SYSTEM - receive information about areas relevant to your organisation.

SOURCE DOCUMENTATION - access to product images, source links and supporting source documentation.

REPORTS AND SUMMARIES - create monthly reports and summaries, and use the data to document analyses.

FOOD FRAUD RISK ASSESSMENT

ANALYSE RISKS RELATED TO PRODUCTS, RAW MATERIALS AND SUPPLIERS

HORIZON FRAUD supports organisations in analysing vulnerability to fraud by providing access to a broad range of real Food Fraud cases.

You can analyse risks related to:

PRODUCT – Is this product category frequently associated with fraud cases?

RAW MATERIAL – Does a specific raw material appear in Food Fraud cases?

SUPPLIER – Has the supplier previously been mentioned in connection with fraud or recalls?

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Is a particular market or country associated with elevated risk?

TYPE OF FRAUD – Which methods of fraud occur in relation to specific products?

TRENDS – Is a particular threat occurring more frequently?

TREND AND CORRELATION ANALYSIS

SEE WHAT IS CHANGING IN THE MARKET

A single fraud case may be an isolated incident. A series of similar cases may indicate a trend or an emerging threat.

HORIZON FRAUD provides trend analysis tools that make it possible to analyse data quickly and identify new threats. Ready-made charts also make it easier to visualise information and present it to boards and decision-makers.

ANALYSE. VISUALISE. DRAW CONCLUSIONS.

CUSTOMISE FOOD FRAUD MONITORING

NOT ALL INFORMATION IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO YOUR BUSINESS

HORIZON FRAUD allows you to tailor the scope of monitored data to your organisation’s specific needs.

You can focus on selected:

• product categories;
• products;
• countries of origin;
• suppliers;
• types of threats;
• other parameters relevant to your company.

LESS INFORMATION TO REVIEW. MORE INFORMATION THAT MATTERS.

Customisation helps reduce the workload involved in monitoring and focus your team’s attention on the most important risk areas.

WORK WITH DATA IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE

INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN POLISH AND 15 OTHER LANGUAGE VERSIONS

HORIZON FRAUD enables users to work with data in Polish and other language versions. This is particularly important for organisations operating in multiple markets and for teams that do not want to limit their analysis to information available only in English.

WHO IS HORIZON FRAUD FOR?

HORIZON FRAUD was designed for organisations that need to monitor and analyse Food Fraud risks systematically.

It may be particularly useful for:

• Quality Directors;
• Quality Managers;
• Quality specialists;
• Food safety specialists;
• Food Fraud teams;
• people responsible for HACCP;
• purchasing departments;
• supplier managers;
• R&D teams;
• internal auditors;
• organisations preparing for IFS, BRCGS and FSSC 22000 audits.

HORIZON FRAUD WITHIN THE FOODFAKTY HORIZON ECOSYSTEM

FRAUD + RASFF + PUBLIC RECALLS

HORIZON FRAUD can be used as a standalone tool for monitoring and assessing fraud risks, but it is also part of the broader FoodFakty HORIZON ecosystem.

• HORIZON FRAUD - monitoring and analysis of fraud.
• HORIZON RASFF - monitoring RASFF notifications, including the ability to track subsequent Follow Up updates.
• HORIZON RECALLS - monitoring public product recalls from around the world.

Combining these modules provides a broader view of risk – from fraud, through food safety hazards, to public product recalls. The brochure presents these three solutions as parts of a single FoodFakty HORIZON ecosystem.

FAQ – HORIZON FRAUD

1. What is Food Fraud?
Food Fraud refers to intentional adulteration or fraud involving food, raw materials, ingredients or products. Food Fraud risk management includes identifying vulnerabilities and monitoring information about real fraud cases.

2. What is HORIZON FRAUD?
HORIZON FRAUD is a FoodFakty platform for monitoring food fraud, analysing Food Fraud cases and strategically assessing risk. The platform uses data from more than 100 countries and covers more than 15,000 cases from monitoring carried out since 2018.

3. Is HORIZON FRAUD a food fraud database?
Yes. One of the platform’s core components is an extensive database of food fraud cases. However, HORIZON FRAUD goes beyond being a database by also offering filtering, customisation, alerts, trend analysis and tools that support risk assessment.

4. Does HORIZON FRAUD help with Food Fraud risk assessment?
Yes. The data available on the platform can support the process of assessing the vulnerability of products, raw materials and suppliers to fraud.

5. Does HORIZON FRAUD support IFS, BRCGS and FSSC 22000 requirements?
Yes. The platform was designed with the needs of organisations working in accordance with GFSI-recognised standards in mind, including BRC, IFS and FSSC 22000. It enables users to analyse data, customise monitoring, and prepare analyses and documentation.

6. Can I check a specific supplier?
Yes. One use of HORIZON FRAUD is to check whether suppliers have appeared in connection with fraud cases or product recalls.

7. Can I monitor a specific product category?
Yes. Monitoring can be customised by product category, country of origin and other parameters relevant to the user.

8. Does HORIZON FRAUD offer alerts?
Yes. The platform has an alert system that allows monitoring to be tailored to areas relevant to a particular company.

9. Does HORIZON FRAUD support trend analysis?
Yes. The platform includes a trend analysis module and tools for analysing and visualising data.

10. Does HORIZON FRAUD cover data from Poland only?
No. The platform uses data from more than 100 countries, enabling risk analysis on a global scale.

11. Can I use HORIZON FRAUD in Polish?
Yes. The platform enables users to work with data in Polish and 15 other language versions.

HORIZON FRAUD - DETECT RISK BEFORE IT BECOMES A CRISIS

Monitor food fraud. Analyse risk. Check products and suppliers. Track trends. Make data-driven decisions.

EXPLORE HORIZON FRAUD – read the information brochure: https://foodfakty.pl/rodzina-narzedzi-foodfakty-horizon-scanning 

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Słowa kluczowe: Food Adulteration, Food Fraud