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• Composition of the raw • Composition of the

• Composition of the materials can be modified raw materials can be
Easy alteration of the materials cannot be by mixing with low-quality modified by mixing with
Is it Simple or complex composition of the raw modified and low-quality or foreign
products can only be product-own material or
1 to adultrant your raw materials provides foreign material, i.e. as is material (e.g. powders, 1 3 QA -lab,BU Supplier
Material ? opportunities for potential replaced, i.e. it ground meat, etc.) and
concerns large objects feasible with ground
offenders to commit fraud by altering valuable
products (e.g. powders,
such as fruit food components (e.g.
ground beef, etc.) protein content)

• Simple/basic
technologies and
Technology, methods and methods are available,
Is the technology and knowledge to • Technologies and/or • Advanced technologies, and no specialist
knowledge to adulterate/modify a certain methods to adulterate methods, facilities and facilities are required,
2 adulterate your raw type of raw materials the raw materials are knowledge are required to to adulterate the raw 3 3 QA -lab,BU Supplier
materials generally provides opportunities for neither available, adulterate the raw materials
available? potential offenders to commit known, or reported materials • The
fraud knowledge required for
adulteration is generally
available

Fraud detection is impeded • Detection of • Detection and

when analysis of raw adulteration of raw • Established on-site confirmation of
How easily can materials requires advanced materials is methods are available for adulteration of raw
adulteration of your laboratory methods and straightforward and fraud screening (e.g. test materials requires
3 raw materials be facilities or if methods are performed with kits) but confirmation of advanced laboratory 1 3 QA -lab,BU Supplier
detected and with what common/simple adulteration requires analysis, or testing for
lacking, which in turn provide
kind of methods? methods (e.g. visual additional testing adulteration is not
opportunities for potential
offenders to commit fraud inspection, smelling) available at all

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Generally available • No technologies
technology, methods and and/or adulteration
knowledge to methods are known
or available to • Simple/basic
adulterate/modify final adulterate final technologies and
products provides products methods are available,
How available is the
• Advanced technologies, and
opportunities for potential no specialist
technology and offenders to commit fraud facilities are required,
methods, facilities and
4 knowledge to enable knowledge are required to to adulterate final QALab-Plant
the adulteration of your adulterate final products products • The
final products?
knowledge required for
adulteration is generally
available

Fraud detection is impeded

when analysis of final • Detection and
How easily would • Detection of
products requires advanced • Established on-site confirmation of
adulteration of your adulteration of final
laboratory methods and methods are available for adulteration of final
final products be products is easy and fraud screening (e.g. test products requires
5 detected and what kind facilities or if methods are performed with kits) but confirmation of advanced laboratory QALab-Plant
lacking, which in turn common/simple
of methods are adulteration requires analyses, or testing for
provides opportunities for methods (e.g. visual
available? additional testing adulteration is not
potential offenders to commit inspection, smelling)
available at all
fraud

The ease of counterfeiting of a • It is complex to

product and general counterfeit the • The product can be • The product can easily
How simple or complex availability of product and counterfeited but this be counterfeited and
6 is counterfeiting of your technology/methods/facilitie
s/knowledge to do so
technologies,
methods, facilities
requires advanced
technologies, methods,
technologies, methods, QALab-Plant
final product? facilities and knowledge
provides opportunities for and knowledge are facilities and/or are generally available
potential offenders to not generally knowledge
counterfeit available

Detection of counterfeit
products is impeded when • Detection of
How easily can analysis requires advanced counterfeit products
counterfeiting of your laboratory methods and is easy and performed
7 final product be
detected and what kind facilities or if methods are with common/simple
lacking, which in turn methods such as by
of methods are visual inspection or
provides opportunities for
available? smelling
potential offenders to commit
fraud

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Production lines and • Production lines and

processing activities which processing activities
require frequent modification are characterized by
How would you continuous flow
and allow easy interference,
describe the processes and minor
or include shifts without
8 production lines / equipment
processing activities of strict control and modifications
unauthorized access of between batches, with
your company? personnel provide only authorized
opportunities for potential personnel access both
offenders to commit fraud day and night

• The Supply chain is

transparent, with
good insight into
suppliers and
customers.
• Business
relationships are
long-term
relationships and
characterized by
A complex supply chain that trust.
lacks transparency, with • The supply chain is
How would you short-term/ad-hoc integrated, well-
9 describe your part of relationships, and no/limited coordinated, with
the food supply chain? information exchange comprehensive
provides opportunities for information exchange
fraud across the supply
chain

• No fraudulent
incidents related to
raw materials are
Reported fraudulent known.
Have fraudulent • No documented
incidents with similar raw
10 incidents of similar raw
materials been material, often accompanied
evidence/information
of fraud is available
by media attention, indicate
reported? opportunities for fraud

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• No fraudulent
Reported fraudulent incidents related to
Have fraudulent incidents with similar final any final products are
11 incidents of similar
final products been
products, often accompanied known.
by media attention, indicate • No documented
reported? evidence/information
opportunities for fraud
of fraud is available

• Raw materials are

readily available
• No export bans on
raw materials exist.
• Prices for raw
How would you define Economic pressures on raw materials are stable
• Pricing of raw
12 the supply and pricing materials can motivate materials is
of your raw materials? offenders to commit fraud independent of
geographical origin
• Prices of
substitute raw
materials are
equivalent

Value added by the

composition of raw materials • The value of raw
Do special attributes or
(e.g. protein content), materials is not
13 components determine
the value of your raw production methods (e.g. determined by its
organic) and/or geographical composition, way of
materials? production or origin
origin can motivate offenders
to commit fraud

How would you The economic situation of a

• The company is
14 describe the economic company can motivate
condition of your employees to commit fraud
profitable, achieving
its financial goals
company? for economic survival

Short-term financial goals, • Long term financial

with strong emphasis to targets, coupled with
What are the food quality and
achieve such goals and
15 characteristics of the
business strategy of without specifying the safety goals, and the
means by which the
(legitimate) means by which objectives should be
your company?
to achieve them can motivate achieved, are well
employees to commit fraud specified

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• Mutual trust,
interest & respect
between all
employees across the
company.
• Standards,
codes and
requirements are
taken seriously by all
employees
• Discussions
on unethical conduct
& moral
issues/dilemmas are
common
How would you • Reports on
A poor ethical business
16 describe the ethical unethical conduct are
business culture of your culture can motivate always taken
employees to commit fraud seriously, and
company?
corrections of
unethical activities
are encouraged and
acknowledged
• Ethical conduct
is highly valued and
rewarded by senior
management

Companies that committed • The company has

Has your company been not committed
criminal offences previously
17 involved in criminal have a higher risk of
criminal offences or
offences previously? broken the law in the
committing future offences past

How would you rate the

corruption level
(according to the • The company is
Transparency High levels of corruption in a active in countries
18 International country increases the risk of with low levels of
Corruption Perception fraud corruption (rated 1-
Index) in the countries 25 on the Index)
where your company is
active?

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How would you • The company sets
Financial strains imposed by fixed prices for direct
describe the financial companies on their direct supplier(s) in line
19 strains imposed by supplier(s) can motivate the with market prices,
your company on your and supplier(s) have
supplier to commit fraud
direct supplier(s) ? other customers

How would you The economic situation of the • The supplier(s) is

20 describe the economic company can motivate the
health of your direct supplier(s) to commit fraud
profitable and
achieving its financial
supplier(s)? for economic survival targets

Short-term financial goals, • Long term financial

What are the with strong emphasis to targets, coupled with
characteristics of the achieve such goals and food quality and
safety goals, and the
21 business strategy of without specifying the means by which the
your direct (legitimate) means by which objectives should be
supplier(s) ? to achieve them can motivate achieved, are well
suppliers to commit fraud specified

• Mutual trust,
interest & respect
between all
employees across the
company
• Standards,
codes and
requirements are
taken seriously by all
employees.
• Discussions
How would you Poor ethical business culture on unethical conduct
& moral
22 describe the ethical of companies can motivate issues/dilemmas are
business culture of your potential offenders to commit common
direct supplier(s) ? fraud • Reports on
unethical conduct are
always taken
seriously, and
corrections of
unethical activities
are encouraged and
acknowledged
• Ethical conduct
is highly valued and
rewarded by senior
management

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• The supplier has not
committed criminal
Has your direct Companies that committed offences or broken
23 supplier(s) been
involved in criminal
criminal offences previously
have a higher risk of
the law in the past

offences previously ? committing future offences

Has your direct

supplier(s) been a When a direct supplier has
• The supplier has not
24 victim of food fraud
committed by their
been a victim of food fraud
there is a higher risk to your
been a victim of food
fraud in the past
suppliers, customers or company
other parties?

How would you rate the

corruption level
(according to the
Transparency • Suppliers and
High levels of corruption in a
25 International
Corruption Perception country increases the risk of customers are active
in countries with low
Index) in the countries fraud levels of corruption
where your direct
supplier(s) and
customers are active?

How would you

describe the economic The economic situation
health across your • The company
across your sector can
26 sector of the food operates in a growing
motivate offenders to commit market(s)
supply chain (i.e. your fraud
company and your
direct competitors)?

Has your customer(s) Customers that committed • The supplier has not
27 been involved in
criminal offences
criminal offences previously
have a higher risk of
committed criminal
offences or broken
previously ? committing future offences the law in the past

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• Branch of industry
How would you culture is
describe the ethical Poor ethical business culture characterized by a
business culture across high level of mutual
in a branch of industry can
28 your sector of the food trust and respect,
motivate potential offenders ethical discussions
supply chain (i.e. your to commit fraud and ethical conduct is
company and your
direct competitors)? highly valued
between companies

How common are

criminal offences Criminal offences that have
across your sector of occurred previously across • There is no evidence
of fraudulent activity
29 the food supply chain? the sector have a higher risk or other forms of law
(i.e. your company and of reoccurring and impacting breaking in our sector
your direct your company
competitors)?

How would you rate the A high level of competition in

level of competition a sector of the food industry
across your sector of may result in difficulties to • Low levels of
30 the food supply chain reach financial goals by competition across
(i.e. your company and legitimate means, which can the sector
your direct motivate potential offenders
competitors)? to commit fraud

Detectability of adulterated
and/or suspicious raw
materials is enhanced when
companies have a structured
incoming material control
Are there price • The price policy of
system that includes: an
differences as a result evidence-based sampling plan food ingredients and
31 of regulatory food products is
for fraud detection; accurate similar for all
differences across and specific fraud detection countries
countries? methods; specific fraud
monitoring procedures; and
systematic record-keeping
and documentation as an
integral part of their FSMS

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• Sampling plan only
for safety and quality
analyses but not for
fraud check
• No methods for
fraud detection in
place; external fraud
Systematic verification of analysis only in case
fraud monitoring tasks at of inspection
incoming material control, i.e. demands/fraud
based on document & record issues
How would you rate analysis, observations, and • No
your company's raw procedures for fraud
actual testing by an
32 material monitoring monitoring tasks
control systems' ability autonomous controller
enhances discovery of non- •
to detect fraud? No record keeping on
compliance practices is adulterated or
enhanced and assures suspicious raw
adequate performance of the materials, and no
fraud monitoring tasks documentation of
fraud procedures

Systematic verification of
fraud monitoring tasks at
incoming material control, i.e.
based on document & record
Are the fraud analysis, observations, and • No verification of
monitoring tasks of actual testing by an fraud monitoring
33 your raw material
control system verified autonomous controller tasks at incoming
enhances discovery of non- material control
in your company?
compliance practices is
enhanced and assures
adequate performance of the
fraud monitoring tasks

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• Sampling plan only
for safety and quality
analyses but not for
authenticity check
• No
methods for fraud
detection in place;
A structured monitoring external authenticity
system for fraud detection in analysis only in case
of inspection
final products with an demands/fraud
How would you evidence based sampling plan issues
describe the fraud for fraud detection, accurate • No procedures
related parts of your and specific fraud detection for fraud monitoring
34 final product methods, and fraud specific tasks
monitoring control procedures and systematic • No record
system of your record-keeping and keeping on
company? documentation as integral adulterated or
part of their FSMS enhances suspicious raw
materials and no
detectability of internal documentation of
fraudulent practices fraud procedures

35 Are the fraud Systematic verification of • No verification of

monitoring tasks of compliance to final product actual compliance to
your final product monitoring tasks (sampling, monitoring tasks at
control system verified laboratory analysis, corrective final product control
in your company? actions, record-keeping &
documentation) based on
document & record analysis,
observations, and actual
testing by an autonomous
controller (no conflicting
interest) enhances discovery
of systematic deviations

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36 How extensive is the Systematically collected,
information system for accurate information on mass
internal control of mass balance flows of all raw
balance flows in your materials, ingredients, and
company? final products throughout the
company (including internal • Basic administrative
system with limited
suppliers) and systematically information or no
analysis of the integral specific information
dataset, enhances discovery on mass balances of
of flaws in mass balances, and incoming materials
provides evidence of fraud and final products
control (assurance) • Data only
analyzed in case of
inspection
requirements

• Traceability system
without clearly
defined traceability
resource units or
An integrated tracking and units cannot be
tracing system including exactly defined (e.g.
clearly defined traceability because of continuous
flow). •
resource units, collection of Uncertainty about
accurate and fraud-relevant accuracy of
information from direct information, and
How extensive is the supplier up to direct limited/no fraud
37 tracking & tracing customer (one up - one relevant information
system of your • Data
down), and a robust data
company? capturing and data retrieval capturing and
system, enhances tracing and retrieval system is not
fraud proof
tracking of suspicious
products/batches, and limits
(safety, economic, brand)
damage in case of fraud

Application of acknowledged
Is integrity screening of integrity screening methods
for employment of personnel •screening
No integrity
38 employees common
procedure in your enhances identification of
of
employees
company? future employees prone to
unethical behavior

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A transparent and specific
ethical code of conduct or
Is there an ethical code guidelines that is widely
• No written code of
39 of conduct or guideline communicated and well
in place and embedded embedded in management
ethical conduct or
guideline exist
in your company? activities enhances
prevention of unethical
behavior

A well-designed and
Is there a whistle implemented whistle blowing
blowing system (system system, including an
• No whistle blowing
40 for reporting assumed independent officer and system exists
fraudulent activities) in protection system for whistle
place in your company? blowing, enhances discovery
of fraudulent activities

Do contractual Established, comprehensive • Contractual

requirements with your contractual requirements requirements for
direct suppliers are
41 direct suppliers include
elements that limit
explicitly addressing fraud
prevention enhance the
mainly set on logistic
parameters: cost,
opportunities for prevention of fraudulent amount and
fraud? practices availability

What best describes the

fraud control system of
your direct supplier(s)? Suppliers with well-designed
Note: and systematically audited
Food Safety Management • Direct supplier(s)
don’t have a FSMS or
NOTE: As an alternative Systems that include the FSMS is limited
42 to answering this dedicated fraud control (not audited
question yourself, direct measures enhances externally, no fraud
suppliers can fill out the detectability of fraudulent measures in place)
tool themselves with products supplied to your
respect to the control company
measures as defined by
the company

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How extensive is the

information system for • A basic
control of mass balance An advanced information administrative system
flows of your direct system to control mass exists with limited/no
supplier(s)? balance flows in the supplying specific information
company enhances discovery on mass balance flows
43 of problems in their mass
of incoming materials
and final products
balances and provide • Data
evidence of fraud control only analyzed in case
(assurance) to your company of inspection
requirements

NOTE: This question can

be only asked directly of
the supplier(s)

How extensive is the

traceability system of
your direct supplier(s)?
• Direct supplier(s)
have a basic
traceability system
Suppliers with well-designed because of legal
and audited traceability requirements but it
systems that systematically not designed
according to best
NOTE: As an alternative communicate accurate and
44 to answering this fraud-relevant information to practice nor audited
by a 3rd party.
question yourself, direct your company, enhances • Direct
suppliers can fill out the traceability of suspicious supplier(s) have a
tool themselves with products/batches and limits simple data capturing
respect to the tracking damage in case of fraud and retrieval system
& tracing system as and there is no
defined by the company communication about
deviations

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• No self-regulation
and poor
communication
between companies
across the supply
chain.
• Limited/no
Extensive self-regulation and self-regulating tools
social control across the (e.g. code of conduct,
How would you supply chain and transparent certification scheme)
describe the social feedback/actions on criminal exist, limited/no
45 control and
transparency of actions offences reduces monitoring on
opportunities and motives for compliance
across your supply • Unethical
potential offenders and
chain? conduct is rarely
enhances detectability of communicated
fraudulent behavior

How well established is Active communication of

guidance for fraud fraud incidents as well as • No specific
prevention and control guidelines, best practices and guidelines for fraud
46 across your sector of
the food supply chain?
fraud monitoring and
mitigation activates by
mitigation exist or
aren't shared;
(i.e. your company and companies supports the guidelines focus on
your direct effectiveness of fraud safety only
competitors) monitoring systems

National food policy is the

basis for legal controls.
National food policy • Only a general
How would you specifically addressing fraud national food policy
47 describe your national and harmonized with
food policy? (i.e. internationally recognized
exists without specific
legislative
country-level) recommendations enables requirements for food
systematic and consistent fraud mitigation
controls for food fraud
mitigation

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• No national fraud
related enforcement
National enforcement practices exist
practices specifically aimed at • Very limited or
How well are fraud food fraud and systematically no fines/sanctions
48 prevention laws supported by fines/sanctions
enforced locally? helps to expand control
measures and enhances fraud
detection and prevention

• Fraud related
enforcement practices
are lacking at most
stages across the
international supply
National enforcement chain
practices aimed at food fraud • Little or no
How well are fraud aligned across links of the fines/sanctions and
related laws enforced the financial impact is
international supply chain,
49 across your supported by fines/sanctions, minimal
international supply increases the effectiveness of
chain? control measures and
enhances fraud detection

An integrated
risk/contingency plan for
both fraud and food safety
Does your company issues that is science-based, • No documented
risk/contingency plan
50 have fraud contingency well documented and for fraud issues is in
measures in place? updated regularly can place
diminish the impact and
consequences of fraud issues
(internal or external)

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