News
FoodAuthent-News
Background information and current news about the research project FoodAuthent:
- Press report: Food Authent - Grundlagen für mehr Sicherheit und Klarheit bei Lebensmitteln sind gelegt (November 2019)
- Press report: Food Authent sorgt für Klarheit bei Herkunft von Lebensmitteln (November 2016)
- At a glance: Dates and facts
- Project flyer (German / English)
- Graphic „fAuthent-system“
Media echo
Worth knowing about food authenticity and the research project FoodAuthent:
- Fingerprinting-Analyse zur Prüfung von Herkunft und Echtheit (LABO, 02.12.2019)
- Lebensmittelfälschungen unter der Lupe (Food-Lab, March 2019)
- Es fehlt an Kontrollen (3Sat / nano, 23.04.2018)
- Lebensmittel: Per Fingerprinting unbekannte Verfälschungen entlarven (LaborPraxis, December 2017)
- Wissen und Gesundheit – Fake-Food. Der große Etikettenschwindel im Supermarktregal (FOCUS Magazin, Nr. 16, 2017)
- Gepanschte Lebensmittel - Tödliche Gefahren für Verbraucher (ZDF, 09.05.2017)
- Wein, Kaffee, Nüsse – Fahnder beschlagnahmen 10.000 Tonnen gefälschter Lebensmittel (Spiegel Online, 25.04.2017)
- Markenprodukte in Ost und West – Die Vermessung des «Nutella-Grabens» (NZZ, 25.04.2017)
- Projekt zum chemischen Fingerabdruck von Produkten (Lebensmittel Praxis, 21.11.2016)
- Ernährung – Lebensmittelfälschern auf der Spur (Bayerisches Landwirtschaftliches Wochenblatt, 21.11.2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What does FoodAuthent have to do with food authenticity?
- Can I be kept informed about new results?
- Which foods or products are being investigated by FoodAuthent?
What does FoodAuthent have to do with food authenticity?
The term food authenticity (food fastness) describes the conformity of the official product description with the actually existing product features and characteristics. This applies in particular with regard to:
- any substitution of ingredients with less expensive but similar substances,
- stretching or mixing with outlandish substances (eg water, starch),
- the use of unmarked or unauthorized manufacturing processes (eg irradiation, extraction),
- the geographical, botanical or zoological origin (species).
Can I be kept informed about new results?
Please contact the project coordinator - see contact
Which foods or products are being investigated by FoodAuthent?
Our three scenario foods are:
- Hard cheese, especially from the Allgäu region
- Seed oil with focus on rapeseed oil
- Spirits of viticultural origin