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Vulnerability Assessment Tool for Food Defense

What are you buying?

Please note, this tool is NOT for FOOD FRAUD prevention.  It is for food defense, which is the effort to prevent acts of adulteration that are intended to cause physical harm to consumers, such as by poisoning food as an act of terrorism, revenge or extortion.  Find a tool for food fraud prevention instead.

You are purchasing the right to download, populate, save and print the Microsoft Excel workbook file Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessment Tool created and published by AuthenticFoodCo and Food Fraud Advisors © 2019.

You may make as many copies of the workbook as you need for one food business in one geographical location.  Licence terms and conditions.

To use the Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessment Tool you will need:

  • Microsoft Excel installed on this computer. For Macs, Excel 2011 or later works best, for Windows, Excel 2007 or later is best.
  • A basic understanding of food manufacturing and food safety
  • Basic spreadsheet skills and familiarity with Microsoft Excel.

Questions?  Click here for frequently asked questions and their answers plus access to support

Buy it now, download it instantly and complete your first intentional adulteration vulnerability assessment in less than one hour.

All prices are in US dollars.

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Food Fraud Team Template

free template for food fraud teams for food safety management systemsFood fraud mitigation teams are an important element in the fight against food fraud.  All food businesses are at risk from food fraud.  Whether your business is a restaurant, a specialty grocer, delicatessen, central kitchen, hotel or food manufacturer, it is important to understand the risks posed to your consumers, customers and brands by food fraud. A food fraud team is a cross-functional team of people from different parts of a food business who work together to understand food fraud vulnerabilities and formulate activities to reduce the risks from food fraud.

Food safety management systems standards owners have published guidance to help businesses mitigate food fraud risks.  The standards owners recommend that businesses form cross-functional food fraud mitigation teams.  The team can also assist with educating senior managers within the business about the risks from food fraud.

How to form a food fraud team:

  • Download our free template by clicking the button below.
  • The template is a word document which is easy to edit.
  • The template includes sections for all the important elements of a food fraud team.
  • Add any extra information or selection criteria that is pertinent to your business and its food fraud prevention program.
  • Train the team in food fraud awareness (our online course is quick and cost-effective)
  • Be sure to keep the team members’ contact details up to date.
  • Include the food fraud team procedure and the minutes of the team meetings in your food safety management system.
  • Review the procedure and the minutes of the meetings at least annually.

Need help?  Our food safety and authenticity experts can assist with your food fraud prevention activities. Contact us today.

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Supplier Questionnaire for Vulnerability Assessment Tool BRC

The Supplier Questionnaire can be used with the Vulnerability Assessment Tool (BRC method) for food fraud assessments.

Send it to your suppliers, who will answer questions, save the file and send it back to you.  With the click of a button, you can copy the answers and paste them into your Vulnerability Assessment Tool.

There are 40 questions in the questionnaire.

Questions 1 to 27 can be copied directly into the Vulnerability Assessment Tool.  Suppliers’ comments can also be copied.

Questions 28 to 33 provide extra information to assist in your vulnerability assessment; they are not copied into the Vulnerability Assessment Tool.

Questions 34 to 40 are optional questions that can be created by you.

The Supplier Questionnaire is a Microsoft Excel Workbook.  It is compatible with Vulnerability Assessment Tool BRC v2.0 and subsequent versions.  For a questionnaire that is compatible with previous versions of the Vulnerability Assessment Tool BRC, write to us.

Need a fresh copy of the food fraud Vulnerability Assessment Tool?  Get one here.