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Adulteration, origin and supply

Writing on product verification, supplier control and developments across sectors.

Analysis

Why does adulteration rise most when prices move?

The pressure that raw material price volatility puts on a supply chain, and the control points a manufacturer actually holds.

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Guide

How do you build your own reference library?

Practical ways to choose batches you are confident about and grow the library over time.

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Guide

What makes a sample hold up

How a sample taken badly puts the whole result in question.

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Sector

What supports a purity claim in olive oil?

On backing geographic indication and purity claims with measurement.

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Sector

How is fragmented supply managed in honey?

Ways to track quality variation in product collected from hundreds of beekeepers.

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Guide

Where do you start with supplier monitoring?

Is there a sensible frequency that catches drift without examining every batch?

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Regulation

What should stand behind a label claim?

The scope of the backing asked for in inspections and buyer enquiries.

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Until the writing starts, you can put your questions to us.

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