This study examines fraud vulnerability in the food service industry; identifies underlying fraud vulnerability factors; and studies the differences in fraud vulnerability between casual dining restaurants, fine dining restaurants and mass caterers for four product groups. Vulnerability was assessed by an adapted SSAFE food fraud vulnerability assessment, tailored to the food service sector situation. The 15 food service operators rated high vulnerability for 40% of the fraud indicators. This is considerably more than food manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers did previously. In particular, more opportunities and fewer controls were noted. Overall fraud vulnerability was more determined by the type of food service operator than by the type of food product. Casual dining restaurants appeared most vulnerable, followed by fine dining restaurants. Mass caterers seemed the least vulnerable operators, because they had more adequate food fraud controls in place. Considering its high vulnerability, reinforcement of mitigation measures in the food service industry is urgently recommended.

这项研究考察了食品服务行业中的欺诈漏洞；识别潜在的欺诈漏洞因素；并研究了休闲食堂，高级食堂和大众餐饮四类产品在欺诈脆弱性方面的差异。通过对SSAFE的食品欺诈脆弱性评估进行了评估，以适应食品服务部门的情况，评估了脆弱性。15家食品服务运营商对40％的欺诈指标表示高度脆弱。这比食品制造商，批发商和零售商以前的要多得多。特别是注意到更多的机会和更少的控制。总体欺诈脆弱性更多地取决于食品服务经营者的类型，而不是取决于食品的类型。休闲餐厅似乎最脆弱，其次是高级餐厅。大众饮食店经营者似乎是最不脆弱的经营者，因为他们对食品欺诈行为拥有更充分的控制。考虑到其高度脆弱性，迫切建议在食品服务行业中加强缓解措施。