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FOOD FRAUD [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Federal Government Programs (Canadian)
- Labelling (Packaging)
- Regulations and Standards (Food)
- Food Safety
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Fair Labelling Practices Program
1, record 1, English, Fair%20Labelling%20Practices%20Program
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The focus of the Fair Labelling Practices Program is to develop policy dealing with consumer protection against product misrepresentation, mislabelling and fraud in the food sector and to provide this to the various commodity groups within the CFIA [Canadian Food Inspection Agency] to enforce within their areas of jurisdiction. 1, record 1, English, - Fair%20Labelling%20Practices%20Program
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Fair Labelling Practices Programme
- Fair Labeling Practices Program
- Fair Labeling Practices Programme
- Fair Labelling Practises Program
- Fair Labelling Practises Programme
- Fair Labeling Practises Program
- Fair Labeling Practises Programme
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de programmes fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Étiquetage (Emballages)
- Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
- Salubrité alimentaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Programme des pratiques équitables d'étiquetage
1, record 1, French, Programme%20des%20pratiques%20%C3%A9quitables%20d%27%C3%A9tiquetage
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Programme des pratiques équitables d'étiquetage s'intéresse principalement à l'élaboration de politiques relatives à la protection des consommateurs contre la mauvaise interprétation des produits, l'étiquetage trompeur et la fraude dans le secteur de l'alimentation. Il communique ces politiques aux différents groupes de produits alimentaires de l'ACIA [Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments] pour qu'ils les mettent à exécution dans leurs domaines de compétence. 1, record 1, French, - Programme%20des%20pratiques%20%C3%A9quitables%20d%27%C3%A9tiquetage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- food fraud
1, record 2, English, food%20fraud
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Food fraud is generally considered to be the misrepresentation or adulteration of a product for economic gain. For example, if farmed salmon is marketed as wild salmon, consumers will pay a higher price for it. Substituting less expensive ingredients, such as other vegetable oils added to olive oil, is also food fraud. 1, record 2, English, - food%20fraud
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraude alimentaire
1, record 2, French, fraude%20alimentaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La fraude alimentaire est généralement considérée comme la représentation trompeuse ou la falsification d'un produit pour un gain économique. Par exemple, si le saumon d'élevage est commercialisé en tant que saumon sauvage, les consommateurs le paieront plus cher. La substitution d'ingrédients moins coûteux, comme d'autres huiles végétales ajoutées à l'huile d'olive, constitue aussi une fraude alimentaire. 2, record 2, French, - fraude%20alimentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-10-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- rough handling
1, record 3, English, rough%20handling
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... physical abuse (wilful, direct infliction of physical pain or injury, rough handling, shoving, slapping, pinching, hitting, kicking, restriction of freedom of movement, and sexual abuse. 2, record 3, English, - rough%20handling
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(Elderly abuse) may involve : physical abuse, including assault and rough handling, gross neglect or withholding of food, personal, or medical care; psychological abuse such as confinement, isolation, lack of attention, intimidation or verbal and emotional abuse, or financial abuse-withholding of the means for daily living, fraud, theft and the misuse of funds. 3, record 3, English, - rough%20handling
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- traitements brutaux
1, record 3, French, traitements%20brutaux
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les mauvais traitements physiques (douleurs ou dommages physiques, traitements brutaux, rudoiements, poussées, claques, pincements, coups, coups de pied, restriction à la liberté de mouvement, agressions sexuelles) infligés volontairement et directement. (Le centre national d'information sur la violence dans la famille, "Les mauvais traitements infligés aux personnes âgées, 1989, p. 1 2, record 3, French, - traitements%20brutaux
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(La violence à l'égard des personnes âgées) peut être définie comme étant tout acte d'omission ou de perpétration ayant pour conséquences un mal causé à une personne âgée et comprend les abus physiques, les agressions, les traitements brutaux, la négligence, le refus de nourriture, de soins personnels ou médicaux, les abus psychosociaux tels que l'isolation, l'emprisonnement, le manque d'attention, l'intimidation; l'abus verbal, émotif ou financier; la rétention des moyens nécessaires à la vie journalière, la fraude, le vol et le mauvais usage de l'argent. (Manuel de protocoles sur la violence domestique : pour les travailleurs sociaux en milieu de santé, 1989, p. 28) 3, record 3, French, - traitements%20brutaux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2010-03-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Labour Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- labour rights violation
1, record 4, English, labour%20rights%20violation
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Repeatedly, the [fact-finding mission] received testimony about forced evictions, fraud, violence by landlords, labour rights violations in sharecropping arrangements, and corporate activities’ negative impact on the human right to food. 1, record 4, English, - labour%20rights%20violation
Record 4, Key term(s)
- labor rights violation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit du travail
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- violation des droits des travailleurs
1, record 4, French, violation%20des%20droits%20des%20travailleurs
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À de nombreuses reprises, les membres de la mission ont reçu des témoignages relatifs à des expulsions par la force, à des fraudes, à des violences de la part de propriétaires, à des violations des droits des travailleurs dans les ententes de métayage, et aux conséquences néfastes d’activités de sociétés sur le droit à l’alimentation. 1, record 4, French, - violation%20des%20droits%20des%20travailleurs
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2001-10-31
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- inspection system
1, record 5, English, inspection%20system
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
This refers to all activities relating to food safety, and economic fraud prevention, such as education, observation, enquiry, the carrying out of laboratory testing and the enforcement of the law. 2, record 5, English, - inspection%20system
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- système d'inspection
1, record 5, French, syst%C3%A8me%20d%27inspection
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Toutes les activités liées à la sécurité des aliments et à la prévention des fraudes économiques, comme l'éducation, l'observation, les enquêtes, les essais de laboratoire et l'application de la loi. 2, record 5, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20d%27inspection
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Comercio exterior
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- sistema de inspección
1, record 5, Spanish, sistema%20de%20inspecci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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