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Associated Press
08-05-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Sharp Rise in Fraud for Nuts, Dairy, and Cereals: Q1 2025 Findings from FOODAKAI's Global Food Fraud Index
Key product categories such as nuts, dairy, and cereals experience significant fraud increases, with emerging risks in garlic and non-alcoholic beverages. CHICAGO, IL, UNITED STATES, May 8, 2025 / / -- FOODAKAI 's latest Global Food Fraud Index reveals a significant spike in food fraud incidents across high-consumption categories. In Q1 2025, nuts, dairy products, and cereals experienced some of the sharpest increases in reported fraud, with new risks emerging in garlic and non-alcoholic beverages. The Index—published quarterly—tracks verified food fraud cases reported by global food safety authorities. Findings from the first quarter of 2025 reveal volatile patterns in vulnerable commodities, impacting procurement, quality assurance, and supply chain integrity. Key Q1 2025 Highlights: - Nuts, Seeds & Nut-Based Products: +358% rise in incidents, mostly due to species substitution, allergen risks, and origin fraud. - Dairy Products: Though incident numbers remain low, cases involving counterfeit butter and milk adulteration are rising, indicating early escalation. - Cereals & Bakery Products: 23% increase, driven by mislabeling, illegal additives, and pesticide-related compliance failures. - New Risks: Garlic and non-alcoholic beverages appeared as emerging fraud targets for the first time in the Index. 'It is extremely important for the food industry to identify the commodities most at risk from food fraud globally,' says Professor Chris Elliott, Founder of the Institute for Global Food Security at Queen's University Belfast. 'FOODAKAI's Global Food Fraud Index has identified some new threats I was unaware of, while others were high on my radar.' The report also confirms persistent threats in seafood, with a 74% year-on-year increase due to species substitution and antibiotic misuse in aquaculture. The FOODAKAI Global Food Fraud Index quarterly provides food manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and supply chain partners with a data-driven snapshot of fraud and adulteration trends, based on verified incidents from global food safety authorities. The Index empowers stakeholders to shift from reactive to predictive risk management. To stay informed, food industry professionals can sign up for free alerts of globally reported food safety incidents at About FOODAKAI FOODAKAI provides AI-driven food risk intelligence, tracking global recalls, import refusals, and fraud incidents to help industry professionals stay ahead of emerging threats. Media Contact Georgia Briseniou [email protected] Georgia Briseniou Agroknow PC + +30 21 0689 7905 email us here Visit us on social media: LinkedIn Instagram Facebook YouTube X Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Some states seek to ban driver's licenses for those in US illegally
(NewsNation) — Some Republican-led states are taking their immigration crackdowns to the streets as lawmakers attempt to put the brakes on issuing driver's licenses to noncitizens. In more than a dozen states and the District of Columbia, an individual can obtain a driver's license no matter their immigration citizenship documentation will soon be required to obtain a REAL ID for domestic flights, hitting the highway with an out-of-state driver's license doesn't require those documents in 19 territories. Some states with Republican governors are choosing not to recognize driver's licenses issued to undocumented immigrants, with legislation in place or in progress in at least nine states. They include New Hampshire, Tennessee, Montana, Alabama, Wyoming, Oklahoma, North Dakota, South Carolina and Florida. Some Republican lawmakers, like Alabama Sen. Chris Elliott, see these moves as a message. Elliott has suggested his state erect an unwelcome sign that suggests immigrants 'turn around and go somewhere else.' How CBP is securing the US northern border: Exclusive Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, managing partner at an immigration law firm in Austin, Texas, told NewsNation these laws would 'put a chilling effect on tourism and other economic initiatives in states.' 'If immigrants don't feel safe visiting the state of Florida or working construction jobs in Florida, it's everyone in Florida who suffers, not just the would-be immigrants,' she said. Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Ala., shared similar concerns over the proposals. 'We have people that come here for a lot of events — tourists, vacation, what have you — that could be caught in this. So we need to let people know,' Coleman-Madison told the Associated Press. 'I think some of our laws are mean-spirited, and sometimes I think we just have to call it like it is.' The National Immigration Law Center said stripping licenses would result in 'less trained, tested, licensed, and insured drivers on the road, compromising safety for all.' Military now authorized to detain and search undocumented immigrants in New Mexico The following territories issue licenses to drivers regardless of immigration status, per the National Immigration Law Center: Washington Oregon California Nevada Utah Colorado New Mexico Minnesota Illinois Virginia Washington, D.C. Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York Connecticut Rhode island Massachusetts Vermont Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Alabama Senate passes immigration bills targeting licenses, transport, DNA collection
Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Josephine, speaks to a colleague on the floor of the Alabama Senate on Feb. 4, 2025. The Alabama Senate advanced three immigration bills Thursday to restrict undocumented migrants by banning certain out-of-state licenses, criminalizing their transport, and requiring law enforcement to collect their DNA and fingerprints. (Brian Lyman/Alabama Reflector) The Alabama Senate advanced three immigration bills Thursday meant to target immigrants in the country without permission and those who assist them. The bills, collectively, would ban driver's licenses from at least two states issued to migrants in the country illegally; ban transporting immigrants without status into Alabama, and require law enforcement to collect DNA and fingerprints from detained migrants. 'The goal is to let illegal immigrants know that unless they have proof of lawful presence, unless they're here legally, that they shouldn't be in Alabama,' said Sen. Chris Elliot, R-Josephine, a sponsor of one of the bills. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Most of the bills were amended after Democratic senators, who often mount hours-long filibusters on bills they oppose, pushed forward changes on the bills. 'I see as a win at the end of the day, when, if I could water this bill down, if I can get into a position to where it's better, better than what it was,' Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton, D-Greensboro, said after the Senate adjourned on Thursday. SB 53, sponsored by Sen. Wes Kitchens, R-Arab, establishes a process to determine immigration status detained by law enforcement and establish the crime of human smuggling if a person knowingly transports a person living in the country without authorization into Alabama. The bill passed 24-8. SB 55, sponsored by Elliot, invalidates out-of-state driver's licenses issued without legal presence verification. It passed 24-4. SB 63, sponsored by Sen. Lance Bell, R-Pell City, requires fingerprinting and DNA collection from non-citizens in custody. The bill passed 24-7. SB 53 had drawn sharp criticism from opponents, who noted that said language in the bill that made it a crime to 'harbor' a person without legal status echoed parts of the Fugitive Slave Act. The law, revised in 1850, forced officials to assist slaveowners in recapturing people who escaped slavery and threatened those who assisted with those escapes with jail time and fines. The section evoking the Fugitive Slave Act was dropped in a substitute version of the bill adopted Thursday. Singleton also offered an amendment to SB 53 that would exempt teachers and lawyers from crimes of human smuggling if they knowingly transport a migrant without legal status into Alabama. He said that was to protect lawyers traveling with clients to one of the closest immigration courts in Georgia and Louisiana and teachers taking students on field trips. The amendment passed 32-0. Kitchens said after adjourning that he had discussions with members from the Democratic Party that led to these changes. 'Even working across the aisle with members on the other side of the aisle, we didn't see that comparison, but there were some changes made through that discussion,' Kitchens said. Miguel Luna, policy fellow at the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice (ACIJ), said in a phone interview after the bill's passage Thursday that even with that language taken out, it still gives him 'pause.' 'It's trying to compare two things, for example, human trafficking with individuals who are here and an undocumented fashion, when both of those things aren't really connected, and it's kind of just offensive in a way,' Luna said, and added that the bill could still target organization like ACIJ for helping migrants. Singleton also offered an amendment to SB 55 allowing individuals with a license affected by the law to show other documentation showing proof of lawful status, which passed 32-0. Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, offered an amendment that would provide notice on signs welcoming drivers to Alabama of the potential law invalidating certain driver licenses. 'I think it would be worth it to put the notification up then be embarrassed,' she said during the debate. Elliot said he was open to the amendment. 'I'd love nothing more than have a sign up that says 'If you're here illegally, turn around,'' he said. Coleman-Madison's amendment passed 29-0. Nineteen states currently offer driver's licenses to immigrants living in the country without legal permission, but only Connecticut and Delaware offer licenses that are distinguishable from other classes of driver's licenses, making them the only states targeted by the legislation. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles keeps a list of 'out-of-state license classes no longer accepted in Florida' and it includes only Connecticut and Delaware. Luna said that the bill could have unintended consequences, potentially making roads less safe and harming Alabama's economy. 'If people are not allowed to drive anywhere, they're not going to be incentivized to work,' he said. SB 63, which would require DNA and fingerprint collection from noncitizens in custody, adding them to a state's forensic database, passed without much discussion. Luna said that the bill unfairly criminalizes immigrants. 'It's like they're trying to immediately criminalize all undocumented immigrants who are here because of the crime they committed in coming to this country,' Luna said. SB 77, sponsored by Sen. April Weaver, R-Alabaster, which would add fees to international wire transfers, was on the Senate agenda Thursday but was held after Weaver said it would have to start in the House due to constitutional requirements. House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter, R-Rainsville, indicated Thursday the chamber may take up some immigration bills next week. 'I think you will see some of those probably in the House along with the safety package that the governor had a press conference with, I think you will see that,' Ledbetter said. 'That is probably going to take a big part of the week because there will be a lot of conversation around some of those bills.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
Yahoo
06-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chris Elliott of Allied Telesis Named to the Prestigious 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs List
SAN JOSE, Calif., February 06, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allied Telesis, a global leader in connectivity solutions and intelligent networking tools, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Chris Elliott, Vice President, Partnerships and Alliances, to the prestigious 2025 CRN® Channel Chiefs list. The award recognizes the IT vendor and distribution executives who are driving strategy and setting the channel agenda for their companies. "Having a successful partner program requires the right leader to foster relationships and drive innovation. We are thrilled to have Chris leading our partner strategy and congratulate him on this much deserved recognition. His breadth of experience helps him to identify and capitalize on opportunities for collaboration and growth, and we look forward to continuing to grow our partner base in 2025," said EuJin Lim, President, Allied Telesis. With more than two decades in the channel, Chris rejoined Allied Telesis late last year and is responsible for executing the company's strategic partner strategy for expansion across Asia Pacific, North America, Central America, and EMEA. He is also managing the Northern European Sales Region including the UK, Nordics, and Benelux. Throughout his career, Chris has worked across a variety of sales and channel roles with leading vendors, as well as within distribution, and integrators, and possesses a comprehensive understanding of the channel ecosystem. His programmatic and solution-based approach enables increasingly complex infrastructures to run smoothly by engaging in the right partner ecosystems to deliver business outcomes for customers. "This year's honorees exemplify dedication, innovation, and leadership that supports solution provider success and fosters growth across the channel," said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. "Each of these exceptional leaders has made a lasting channel impact by championing partnerships and designing creative strategies that get results. They've set a high bar in the channel, and we're thrilled to recognize their standout achievements." The Channel Chiefs list, released annually by CRN, showcases the top leaders throughout the IT channel ecosystem who work tirelessly to ensure mutual success with their partners and customers. CRN's 2025 Channel Chiefs list will be featured in the February 2025 print issue of CRN® Magazine and online beginning February 3rd at To learn more about the Allied Telesis Partner Program please visit About Allied Telesis For more than 35 years, Allied Telesis has been delivering reliable, intelligent connectivity for everything from enterprise organizations to complex, critical infrastructure projects around the globe. In a world moving toward Smart Cities and the Internet of Things, networks must evolve rapidly to meet new challenges. Allied Telesis award-winning smart technologies, products, and services deliver efficient and secure solutions for people, organizations, and "things," ensuring that our customers enjoy increased value and lower operating costs. We are committed to providing our customers with solutions designed and built to the highest standards and quality. Our manufacturing conforms to ISO 9001 standards and our facilities adhere to the strict ISO 14001 standard to ensure a healthier planet. Learn more at View source version on Contacts alliedtelesisuk@ Sign in to access your portfolio
