EU Publishes August Agri Food Fraud Suspicion Report Across Food, Feed and Farm Inputs

The European Commission has released its August 2026 report on suspicions of agri food fraud, extending the bloc's monthly monitoring across food, feed and a wide range of agricultural inputs.

Published on September 24 by the Directorate General for Health and Food Safety, the report covers food and feedingstuffs as well as materials intended to come into contact with food. Its scope also includes animal welfare issues involving farmed animals, plant protection products, veterinary medicinal products and other inputs that may leave residues or contaminants in food and feed.

Why the monthly monitoring matters

Agri food fraud controls are increasingly tied to trade compliance and supply chain verification. Problems involving origin, composition, unauthorized substances or misleading documentation can affect importers, processors and retailers well beyond the country where a suspicion is first detected.

The Commission's monthly reporting is designed to give authorities and industry participants a clearer view of suspected non compliance patterns across the European food chain. A suspicion does not by itself establish that fraud has occurred, so individual entries require the relevant authorities to investigate and determine the facts.

For agribusinesses trading into the European Union, the report is another reminder that compliance risk extends beyond finished food products to feed, agricultural chemicals, veterinary products and other inputs that can ultimately affect food safety and market access.