Stay on top of food safety with HorizonScan

  • HorizonScan gives you 24/7 access to real-time data, as well as historic datasets to use for long term trend analysis.
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Stay on top of food safety with HorizonScan

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A technology-led solution for managing complex supply chains

HorizonScan gives you access to real-time data covering over 500 Commodities, 180 countries, 22,000 suppliers and hazards, from food fraud to allergens.

HorizonScan is a collaborative software and data platform that provides top UK supermarkets, foodservice operators and manufacturers with previously unseen insight into their direct and indirect supply chains. This system will help keep you posted on hazard and risk assessments across all food sectors from around the world and specific issues that may concern you like fraud, microbial contaminants, residues of veterinary drugs, pesticide residues, mycotoxins, allergens, heavy metals, dioxins, PCBs and many more.

HorizonScan gives you 24/7 access to real-time data, as well as historic datasets to use for long term trend analysis. HorizonScan can help you keep ahead of the game by daily monitoring of emerging, new and novel issues in the commodities you use, wherever you might source them. The system can also aid with the data needed to complete your vulnerability assessments for BRC in the prevention of food fraud from adulteration, substitution, fraudulent documentation to expiry date changes, production in unapproved premises, production with inspection and unsuitable means of transport. For supply chain managers with multiple ingredient responsibilities and complex international supply chains, or companies looking for new supply options, this system enables you to conduct topline investigations and be alerted to issues very quickly.


  • Pro-actively monitor food supply chain issues on a global scale.
  • Keep your supply chain safe and your business running without interruption.
  • Search by commodity, country of origin, type of threat, supplier and more.
  • Set up automatic alerts for the commodities and issues most important to you.

A user-friendly modern platform

Areas of Expertise

Incidents Tracked

  • Food Fraud
  • Pesticides and drug residues
  • Foreign objects
  • Mycotoxins
  • Allergens
  • GMOs
  • Heavy metals
  • Dioxins, PCBs, PAHs
  • key benefits

    Key Benefits

  • Identify current risks
  • Customizable daily email alerts
  • Comply with FSMA
  • Research suppliers, worldwide
  • Rank analytical priorities
  • Access 15+ years of historical data
  • Reduce risk of recalls
  • Protect YOUR Brand & Customers

  • Horizonscan facts

    HorizonScan Facts

  • 550+ commodities tracked
  • 180+ countries of origin
  • 110+ global data sources
  • 30+ new reports per day
  • 110,000+ total incident records
  • 22,000+ suppliers


  • Supplier Check

    Allowing you to check individual companies for previous commodity-specific references to food integrity issues in their supply chain.

    Regular email alert

    Regular email alerts related specifically to your commodity interests.

    Searchable summaries

    Searchable summary of all problems in individual commodities at an international level.

    Data Coverage

    We track 500+ commodities over 180 countries of origin including tracking 22,000+ suppliers. There are 30+ new entries nearly every day produced from over 180 global data sources.

    Detailed breakdowns

    Detailed breakdowns of fraud and authenticity issues.


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    Also included within your HorizonScan subscription is the full version of the commodity report Hot Source. 

    Hot Source 2020

    Food Integrity API & Data Feed.

    You can now gain access to the raw data that is collected daily to feed HorizonScan by plug this data directly into your own ERP system using our new Data API.

    Raw data from hundreds of Global Official Sources collected daily for the last 15 years covering over 500 Commodities, 180 countries, 22,000 suppliers and hazards, from Food Fraud to Allergens and Microbes. This data powers our global food safety issues tool, Horizonscan supporting our clients avoid potential issues every day and is now available as an API feed into your ERP system.




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