Free Workshop: Boosting Your Resilience to Food Fraud Crime

Local food businesses invited to essential training at The Food Works SW

The Food Works SW is hosting a free workshop in partnership with the Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) to help food businesses strengthen their defences against fraud and crime.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 4 November 2025
Time: 9:30am – 3:00pm
Location: The Food Works SW, Whirlwind Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS24 8EF
Cost: Free
Parking: Free parking available

What You’ll Learn

This comprehensive 5.5-hour workshop is designed to help you understand the key process steps and communication channels required during a food fraud incident. Participants will gain practical experience through a live scenario exercise, providing a safe environment to test your business’s emergency response plan.

Key Objectives:

• Work through a live incident scenario with examples of good practice and common pitfalls to avoid
• Understand the role of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) as your single point of contact during incidents
• Learn to identify and gather the different types of information required for food crime investigations
• Understand enforcement proportionality in relation to food crime
• Identify relevant internal and external stakeholders during developing investigations
• Recognise obstacles to dealing with incidents, including time constraints for securing evidence
• Emphasise the importance of fraud resilience, prevention and deterrence in maintaining brand reputation and food safety

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is ideal for food business operators looking to strengthen their resilience against food fraud and improve their crisis planning procedures. Whether you’re in food production, processing, distribution or retail, this training will provide valuable insights into protecting your business.

Booking Information

Refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Please note that bookings are limited to a maximum of 2 attendees per company.

To book your place or for more information, contact:
Tel: 01934 287710

*Click here to book via Eventbrite*

Don’t miss this valuable opportunity to enhance your business’s resilience against food fraud and ensure you’re prepared to respond effectively to any potential incidents.

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For more information about The Food Works SW and upcoming events, visit www.foodworks-sw.co.uk