Description: Laws and standards describing authenticity.

Terminal Competency:

Utilize laws and standards for determining authenticity.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Interpret authenticity standards.

2. Explain the purpose of authenticity testing.

3. Confirm identity.

4. Recognize potential for legal action.

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Description: Laboratory techniques and methods used for assessing food authenticity.

Terminal Competency:

Perform analyses to determine authenticity.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Define relevant terms.

2. Describe the role of analytical testing in food fraud.

3. Characterize analytes in food authenticity testing.

4. Characterize the techniques used in food authenticity testing.

5. Identify test methods.

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Description: Products that fail to meet authenticity standards (e.g., fail to meet label information, are adulterated or are misrepresented.)

Terminal Competency:

Describe adulterated or misrepresented products encountered in food laboratories.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Characterize product substitution.

2. Identify adulterant additives.

3. Identify contaminants.

4. Compile a list of foods known to be indicated in food fraud.

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Description: Food fraud motivation, types and consequences.

Terminal Competency:

Debate the motivation behind food fraud, the types of food fraud and the consequences of food fraud.

Enabling Competencies:

1. Explain motivation behind food fraud.

2. Recognize practices used in food fraud.

3. Characterize consequences of food fraud.

To see a set of behavioral anchors, which provide further detail about the enabling competencies and can be used for assessment against the enabling competencies, contact IFPTI.