The authentication of food using Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (IRMS) was first undertaken in the 1970s and its use during prosecutions for breach of the food safety, quality and labelling regulations; prosecution of fraud and food composition and labelling authentication; means that it has always had the potential to be described as Food Forensics. What has changed in the last few years is the move toward much more complex and demanding applications such as food geographical and production origin determinations and the heightened interest of the consumer and government regulatory agencies in this area of research.

Food Forensics Limited offers expertise in stable isotope analysis, training and interpretation relating to food authentication.