The Food Fraud Vulnerability Index 2025, examines food fraud risks across 105 countries by analyzing eight key factors:
1. Reported food fraud incidents
2. Technology and knowledge access
3. Corruption levels
4. Economic stability
5. Food price fluctuations
6. Import dependency
7. Regulatory strength
8. Food safety infrastructure
Each country was assigned a score revealing their level of vulnerability, with countries most at risk scoring the highest.
Food fraud is the deliberate adulteration, mislabeling, or counterfeiting of food products for profit.
Key insights:
- 7 of the 10 most vulnerable countries to food fraud are in Africa, with the remaining three in the conflict-affected Middle East.
- Finland is the least vulnerable country to food fraud due to superior technological capabilities and extremely low corruption.
- Food fraudsters most commonly target olive oil, honey, and coffee due to their high economic value and ease of adulteration.
Most vulnerable countries to food fraud
1. Yemen
Food Fraud Vulnerability Index: 82.73
- Ranks 1-11th in food fraud incidences.
- Ranks 1-2nd for food import dependence.
- Least technologically advanced in food fraud detection.
2. Ivory Coast
3. Sierra Leone
4. Chad
5. Benin
6. Syria
7. Guinea
8. Jordan
9. Madagascar
10. Egypt
Least vulnerable countries to food fraud
1. Finland
Food Fraud Vulnerability Index: 11.26
- Ranks 1st in technology availability.
- Ranks 2nd in the Global Knowledge Index.
- Ranks 104th in corruption perceptions.
2. Australia
3. South Korea
4. United States
5. Norway
6. Japan
7. Canada
8. Denmark
9. Israel
10. Austria
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https://wellnesspulse.com/research/food-fraud-vulnerability-index/
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