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Expression of Interest - Cocoa Consortium

The Bia Analytical Cocoa Consortium is a collaborative industry initiative focused on strengthening cocoa authenticity, detecting adulteration, and verifying origin integrity across complex supply chains.

Please complete the form below and we will get in touch with you to discuss the next steps.

Section 1: Participant Details

Name(Required)
Participant Type(Required)
Geographic Scope of Operations(Required)
Primary Cocoa Product Exposure(Required)

Section 2: Global Fraud Risk Assessment

Based on your experience, rate the global fraud risk (1 = Very Low | 5 = Very High)
Adulteration: Cocoa Butter(Required)
Adulteration: Cocoa Powder(Required)
Adulteration: Cocoa Mass(Required)
Origin Fraud: Cocoa Powder(Required)
Origin Fraud: Cocoa Butter(Required)
Origin Fraud: Cocoa Mass(Required)

Section 3: Key Concerns | Adulterants

Adulterants of concern (if applicable)

Section 4: Key Concerns | Regions

Regions where you believe origin misrepresentation risk is highest

Section 5: Sample Contribution

Participating organisations are required to contribute to the shared capability development through either contribution of authentic cocoa samples for database expansion and method validation (Detailed sample contributions will be discussed and agreed upon after survey completion. or payment of an annual membership fee.
Please indicate your intended contribution pathway(Required)
If you are joining as a contributor, please indicate the type of samples

Section 6: Next steps

We would welcome the opportunity to arrange a brief call to provide an overview of the consortium and its benefits. Please confirm below if you would like us to get in touch to arrange this.(Required)

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