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Bridging the GapThe work of the

National Food Crime Unit

Andy Morling

Head of Food Crime

National Food Crime Unit@NFCULondon

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1. Serious dishonesty that impacts

detrimentally on either the safety or

the authenticity of food.

Food crime (noun)

2. Any meal prepared by Andy Morling.

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National leadership.

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Proactivity.

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Severity of punishment.

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Food crime is new.

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June 2012 June 2016

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“Ok yes, I was motivated by greed, but I blame that on workplace culture”

1980

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2012

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Characteristics of ‘new’ crimes

Not perceived as ‘real’ crime

Industry ambivalence

Few ‘natural break-out points’

Very low levels of reporting

Poor understanding of threat

Complex response landscape

Victims largely unaware

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Natural surveillance – see something, say something

Multi-sector vigilance

Foregrounding ethics - making it industry’s problem

Incentivising informers

Detection algorithms

Dedicated law enforcement response

Zero tolerance.

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PURSUEIdentifying and disrupting

people involved in food crime

PREVENTPreventing people from

becoming involved in food crime

PROTECTCreating a more hostile offending environment

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STRATEGIC

KNOWLEDGE

TARGET

DISCOVERY

CASE

DEVELOPMENT

INTERVENTION

LEARNING

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NOKNOWLEDGE

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andy.morling@foodstandards.gsi.gov.uk

@NFCULondon

Thank you