11 Feb 2021 --- COVID-19’s pressures have left regulatory surveillance systems more vulnerable to food fraud, with global labeling compliance bodies questioning whether the issue is more widespread than what is currently reported in official alerts. A new investigation reveals significantly more media reports (81 more media reports) concerning food fraud than official alerts (19 more official reports) since the start of the pandemic. The analysis compares data collected from the time frame of January to June 2020 to the same period in 2019. It was published by Food Authenticity Network (FAN) in collaboration with food testing provider Mérieux Nutrisciences and the UK government.