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. 2021 Apr 13;10(4):842. doi: 10.3390/foods10040842
Nr Question
1 How simple or complex is adulteration of your raw materials?
2 How generally available is the technology and knowledge on adulteration of your raw materials?
3 How easily would adulteration of your raw materials be detected and with what kind of methods?
4 How generally available is the technology and knowledge allowing adulteration of your final products?
5 How easily would adulteration of your final products be detected and with what kind of methods?
6 How simple or complex is counterfeiting of your final product?
7 How easily would counterfeited final product be detected, and with what kind of methods?
8 How would you describe the production processing lines of your company?
9 How would you describe the chain network that you are part of?
10 How many fraud incidences of similar raw materials have been reported?
11 How many fraud incidences of similar final products have been reported?
12 How would you define supply and pricing of your raw materials?
13 Do special attributes or components determine the value of your raw materials?
14 How would you describe the economic conditions of your company?
15 What are the characteristics of the organizational/business strategy of your company?
16 How would you describe the ethical business culture in your company?
17 Has your company been involved in criminal offences previously?
18 How would you rate the corruption level (according to the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index) in the countries in which your company is active?
19 How would you describe the financial strains imposed by your own company on your direct supplier(s) ?
20 How would you describe the economic conditions of your direct supplier(s)?
21 What are the characteristics of the organizational/business strategy of your direct supplier(s) ?
22 How would you describe the ethical business culture of your direct supplier(s) ?
23 Has/have your direct supplier(s) been involved in criminal offences previously ?
24 Has/have your direct supplier(s) been victimized by food fraud committed by their suppliers, customers or other parties?
25 How would you rate the corruption level (according to the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index) in the countries in which your direct supplier(s) and customers are active?
26 How would you describe the economic conditions in your branch of industry?
27 Has/have your customer(s) been involved in criminal offences previously ?
28 How would you describe the ethical business culture in your branch of industry (i.e., other meat processing companies)?
29 How common are criminal offences in your branch of industry?
30 How would you rate the level of competition in your branch of industry?
31 How would you define price asymmetries created by the legal framework?
32 How would you describe the fraud related parts of your raw material monitoring control system of your company?
33 Are the fraud monitoring tasks of your raw material control system verified in your company?
34 How would you describe the fraud related parts of your final product monitoring control system of your company?
35 Are the fraud monitoring tasks of your final product control system verified in your company?
36 How extensive is the information system for internal control of mass balance flows in your company?
37 How extensive is the tracking & tracing system of your company?
38 Is integrity screening of employees common procedure in your company?
39 Is there an ethical code of conduct or guidelines in place and embedded in your company?
40 Is there a whistle blowing system (system for reporting assumed fraud practices) in place in your company?
41 What is characteristic for your contractual requirements with your direct suppliers?
42 What features the fraud control system of your direct supplier(s)? An alternative for this question is that direct suppliers fill out the tool themselves with respect to the control measures as defined for the company
43 How extensive is the information system for control of mass balance flows of your direct supplier(s)? This question can be only asked direct to the supplier(s)
44 How extensive is the tracking & tracing system of your direct supplier(s)? An alternative for this question is that direct supplier(s) fill out the tool themselves with respect to the T&T system as defined for the company
45 How would you describe the social control and transparency of actions in your supply chain network?
46 How well established is the fraud control support by your branch of industry (e.g., branch of oils and fats)
47 How would you describe your national food policy?
48 How well are fraud related laws enforced in your local supply chain?
49 How well are fraud related laws enforced in your international supply chain network?
50 Does your company have fraud contingency measures in place?