The University of East Anglia are running a series of on-line courses which give an introduction to modern analytical authenticity techniques and how they can be used to uncover food fraud.The courses last 4 weeks and involve 2 hours study a week. The topics covered in the course are:

  • Introduction to methods of food fraud detection
  • Infra-red detection of fraud in coffee
  • Verifying the origins of honey using stable isotopes
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy and the horsemeat scandal

The courses are available now for enrolment, and on 10 December, and 4 March 2019.

 Details and registration here