Glossary
Glossary of the food fraud
F
- Farm To Fork Strategy
- comprehensive plan developed by the European Commission to promote a sustainable, resilient, and equitable food system in Europe. Such strategy seeks to transform the entire food supply chain by...
- Food fraud
An intentionally deceiving action committed by food business operators towards customers, regulators or other stakeholders that consists in providing false information about the quality and/or...
- Food Supply Chain
- all the processes from the production stage - from farming to processing, packaging and distribution - to the delivery of food to consumers and distributors are part of the food supply chain.
G
- Geographical Indication of spirit drinks (GI)
- European certification label that identifies and protects spirit drinks originating from a specific geographic area where a given quality, reputation or other characteristic of the product is...
- Geographical Indications (GIs)
- A type of intellectual property rights that protect the names of certain products - traditional and regional foods - that are linked to specific regions and production methods. The rules for...
H
- Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
- international food safety management system implemented by food business that identifies, evaluates, and controls potential biological, chemical and physical hazards that could occur during food...
M
- Mountain product
- voluntary quality label introduced by the EU Legislation to promote and support agri-food products of which the raw material is produced and/or their processing occurs in the mountain areas, in order...
P
- Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)
- European certification label used to identify food products that are wholly produced, processed, and prepared in a specific geographical area, the quality or characteristics of which are due...
- Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
- European certification label that identifies food products closely linked with a defined geographical area to which a given quality, reputation or other characteristics are essentially attributable...
T
- Traceability
- the ability to trace the history, location and movement of a product or ingredient throughout the supply chain, form its origin to its final destination. Traceability can be achieved through various...
- Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG)
- Quality label introduced by the EU to products or foodstuffs whose specific qualities are related to the composition, methods of manufacturing or traditional production processes. TSG products are...