Food Fraud Prevention Essentials
Food Fraud Prevention Essentials
E-learning Course
Understand the food fraud prevention principles. Comply to BRCGS, SQF, FSSC. On-demand, 30 days access.

Recognition
Food Surety Training

Format
E-learning · On-demand

Duration
75 Minutes
Self-paced

Access
Online · 30 Days

Awarded
Food Surety Certificate

Investment
NZ$90 +GST / person
COURSE OVERVIEW
Food Fraud Prevention Essentials Overview
Food fraud incidents are increasing and every member of your team, from food handlers to supply chain professionals, has a role to play in protecting your business.
This awareness e-learning course covers the essentials of food fraud, explaining what food fraud is, how incidents occur, who is behind them, and the economic and reputational impact they can have. More importantly, it equips your team with the practical knowledge and straightforward guidelines needed to strengthen food fraud prevention at your workplace.
It is aligned with the FDA Intentional Adulteration Rule and GFSI-recognised programme requirements, with one clear goal: protecting your products, consumers, and brand.
By completing food fraud prevention essentials training, you/your team will be able to:
- Understand food fraud prevention and related terminology
- Explain food fraud types, examples, and potential impact
- Recognise food fraud prevention procedures, approaches and measures used at the workplace and food supply chain
- Understand the importance of each member in the implementation and maintenance of food fraud prevention measures
- Recognise and detect food fraud incidents and how to respond to these
This course builds a shared foundation of knowledge across your team, ensuring that everyone, regardless of their role, understands what food fraud is, how it happens, and what they can do to prevent it and respond effectively when it occurs.
What’s included in this introductory food fraud prevention course?
Learning methods
- Presentations and e-books
- 12 Short interactive videos
- Exercises and quizzes
- Live discussions
- Join “Food Surety Community” of food professionals
- Online assessment
- 30 days access from smart phone, tablet or computer, anytime, anywhere
Who is this course for?
- All food and beverage businesses, importers, exporters, food growers and food manufacturers, as well as food related products’ sectors
- Food receiving and storage personnel
- Food transportation, food preparing, processing, serving personnel
- Senior management
- Professionals engaged in the food supply chain who want to understand the basics of food fraud prevention and intentional adulteration mitigation strategies e.g. procurement, operation managers and site managers…
- Procurement, sales & logistics professionals
Meet your trainer.
Ray Haddad
Ray is the Principal Trainer & Managing Director at Food Surety Limited. He has worked in the food industry in quality assurance roles, auditing, consulting, training, instructional design, workplace assessment and as an advisor in international food safety projects. This varied experience has given him a depth of understanding of the needs and the pain points among the different parties in the food industry.
Since 2007, Ray has built a proven track record conducting hundreds of audits including external third-party certification audits as an auditor/verifier recognised by the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). In addition, he has trained thousands of food professionals from government agencies, NGOs, academia and businesses across the whole supply chain from farm to fork and across the different sectors, not only in New Zealand but in Southeast Asia and the Middle East.
Ray is driven by food professionals’ experiences of light bulb moments and breakthroughs in their thinking. He enjoys supporting them protecting food for all.
Food Fraud Prevention Essentials
Don’t miss the opportunity! Arm your team members with the knowledge needed to protect food, consumers & brands from food fraud vulnerabilities.
e-Learning Food Fraud Prevention Essentials – Awareness Training Certificate.
- On demand food fraud prevention training certification
- Accessed anytime, anywhere and from any device including the food handler’s smartphone
- 30 days access — best value!
- Meet regulators and GFSI recognised programmes food fraud prevention requirements.
- Food Surety’s money back guarantee applies.
Immediate start | Short module | Food Surety 100% money back Guarantee!
Per person
NZ$90 +GST
Group discounts available
Who needs food fraud prevention awareness training?
Intentional food adulteration can occur anywhere along the food supply chain, including at your site. When financial gain is involved, the threat of criminal activity is real and preparation is essential.
The impact can be huge on public health, the brand, your food handlers and of course financial impact. That is why training the members of your food organisation on food fraud prevention and food fraud detection will help them identify potential food fraud vulnerabilities related to food ingredients and food products before it is too late.
Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) recognised certification programmes like BRCGS, SQF and FSSCC 22000 requires food professionals to be competent on the tasks they are responsible for. We suggest you enrol the following roles in this course (as well as the Food Defence Essentials e-learning:
- Food handlers of exposed food
- Team members working on steps identified as high risk by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) including liquid storage, mixing, blending,…
- Production team leaders and supervisors
- Operation Managers
- Senior managers and directors
- Supplier auditors
- Anyone who is not in the Vulnerabilities Assessment and Critical Control Point (VACCP) or food Fraud Prevention team.
5 Stars Reviews & Testimonials
★★★★★
Review
Great training. Good content and extremely well presented.
Roimata Bryans
Zespri International Limited
★★★★★
Review
I really enjoyed it, clear and to the point. A good short course for all staff in any industry.
Bridgette Lewis
Be Food Safe Ltd
★★★★★
Review
The training provided a comprehensive understanding of what food fraud is and the various contexts in which it can occur. I was genuinely surprised by some of the real-life examples presented, which highlighted the seriousness and prevalence of food fraud in ways I hadn’t previously considered.
Anonymous
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