Food Fraud News: 2023 May: This is an update of our Food Fraud Prevention activities.

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2023 May: This is an update of our Food Fraud Prevention activities.

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NEW PROGRAM: Food Fraud Prevention Annual Update Conference and Workshop: A one-stop, annual update on the latest compliance requirements, best practices for conducting vulnerability assessments and organizing a prevention strategy, and research insights to refine your optimal Food Fraud Prevention Strategy and management system.

July 27-28, 2023 , October 2023, January 2023, and Ongoing

See: https://foodfraudpreventionthinktank.com/events/

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Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank & Food Fraud Prevention Academy:

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·??????Mission: Our work here at the Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank is focused on reducing the fraud opportunity through capacity- and capability-building. The sharing of information and education is a key foundation of this work. With increased awareness of the system vulnerabilities, the fraud opportunity can be reduced, making education a valuable weapon in your food fraud prevention arsenal. With this goal in mind, our Food Fraud Prevention Academy was established to provide free online training courses, or MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses,) to address a broad range of topics related to Food Fraud Prevention. The Food Fraud Prevention Overview MOOC has been continuously offered since 2013, and three other Food Fraud Prevention MOOCs have rounded out the core series since 2017. Additional MOOCs are developed and implemented as needs are identified. Since 2020, these courses have been moved from Michigan State University, and the redeveloped courses and system have been relocated here.

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Summary for May 2023: ?Our outreach has expanded to include?new MOOCs and Professional Education. Each of the free Massive Open Online Courses were updated, PLUS in the last year we released two new programs: Advanced Criminology and Supply Chain Management. These eight programs include over FORTY-FIVE hours of video content. In addition, three of our Professional Education events have been scheduled back-to-back.

The Food Fraud Annual Update 2019 expanded beyond the basics of “What is food fraud?” or “How to detect fraud?” to the practical steps of “How to start?” and “How much is enough?” The focus is on the evolving compliance requirements and the latest and most effective best practices. The conference is based on our scholarly research, publications, and public engagement on the food fraud strategy and policy. The conference deliverable is a “one-stop” annual update with a gap analysis and a list of action items.

So far in 2022-23, two journal articles have been published and several more are “In Press” or in the final stages of approval. The research projects have expanded from establishing the foundation – defining the basic concepts and the methods – to expanded application or further refinement of the processes. Specifically, we have expanded our primer document series since these can be quickly published and very clearly address very specific questions.

With the recent artificial intelligence buzz, it’s interesting to review previous publications such as our survey of Food Fraud Data Collection Needs, which helps frame the collection, management and processing of new information such as incident reviews.

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EDUCATION/ TRAINING

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Our “MOOC” programs have expanded in 2022 to include a new Advanced Criminology course and a Supply Chain Management & Procurement course. The other six MOOCs continue to be offered and will have scheduled, updated live lectures. Other MOOCs are in-development and will be announced here. For more, see: www.FoodFraudPrevention.com

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Core Training:

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1.??????Food Fraud Prevention Overview MOOC (Offered continuously since February 2013)

·??????This is an excellent introduction to the entire Food Fraud concept

2.??????Food Fraud Prevention VACCP Implementation MOOC

·??????This introduces the initial screening/ pre-filter concept to the full vulnerability assessment.

3.??????Food Fraud Prevention: Supply Chain Management & Procurement MOOC <New in 2023>

·??????This provides background on SCM, including supply chain mapping

·??????This also provides best practices for procurement, specifically when working with suppliers

4.??????Food Fraud Prevention Audit Guide MOOC

·??????This provides training and a quiz assessment for auditors and those being audited

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Specialized Training Programs:

5.??????Food Fraud & Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) MOOC

·??????This supplements the other MOOCs for a deeper dive into the ERM concepts.

6.??????Food Fraud Prevention: Advanced Criminology MOOC <New in 2022>

·??????This is in support of a specific request for a food fraud investigation template and training

·??????This was created in support of INTERPOL/ Europol Operation OPSON activities.

7.??????Food Defense Threat Audit Guide MOOC

·??????This provides training and a quiz assessment for auditors and those being audited

8.??????Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan (with Organic Trade Association- OTA) MOOC

·??????This focuses on organic products – beyond food – in support of the OTA program.

Also, co-developed and presented:

A.??????USDA NOP – Organic Fraud and the Criminal Mind (See USDA.gov)

B.??????USDA NOP – Preventing the Organic Product Fraud Opportunity (See USDA.gov)

Professional Education: (See https://foodfraudpreventionthinktank.com/events/)

Food Fraud Prevention Overview Seminar

·??????This is an overview of the food fraud prevention topic and compliance requirements.

Food Fraud Implementation Method (FFIM) Workshop

????????This includes completion of a Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment/Initial Screening (FFVA/ FFIS) and creating a Food Fraud Prevention Strategy (FFPS).

Food Fraud Annual Update (FFAU) Workshop

????????Conduct a gap analysis and prepare a plan for the annual strategy update.

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OUTREACH

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For 2022-2023:

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1.??????2023/02/17- Presentation: Food Fraud as a type of Supply Chain Disruptions, Food Safety Webinar Series, PJR Registrars

2.??????2023/02/08- Presentation: Food Fraud Prevention Trends Update, Ontario Food Protection Association OFPA/ IAFP Affiliate, 2/8/2023, Virtual/ Recorded for their library.

3.??????2023/02/01- Presentation: Food Supply Chain Issues for 2023, Food Safety Webinar Series, Food Safety Magazine

4.??????2023/01/28- Interview: London Times, horsemeat incident after 10-years

5.??????2023/00/00- Interview: CNBC, Food Section Series, Food Fraud, [Key content is the FFPA "Consumer Five Word Survey."]

6.??????2022/11/20- Presentation: Food Fraud Prevention Trends Update -- Introduction to FFSAR, Annual Meeting, Operation OPSON, INTERPOL/ Europol, 11/10/2023, Copenhagen

7.??????2022/11/20- Presentation: Workshop Introduction for FFSAR, Update Webinar, Operation OPSON, INTERPOL/ Europol. Hosted by Europol with speakers from Clare Menezes of McCormick Incorporated and the John Coady of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

8.??????2022/11/14- Presentation: Food Fraud and the Role of Science and Technology, Annual Meeting of EFFOST, Dublin

9.??????2022/11/02- Presentation: Food Fraud Prevention Trends Update -- Preparing for 2023, Webinar Series, Norway Food Fraud Network (public-private partnership)

10.???2022/09/21- Presentation: The Public Health Threat of Dietary Supplement Fraud -- Trends Update, Webinar Series, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Institute of Health (NIH), Virtual

11.???2022/07/25- Presenter/ Moderator, Food Fraud Advisory Group, IAFP, Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh

12.???2022/07/07- Presentation: Food Fraud Trends Update, FSSC 22000, webinar

13.???2022/06/28- Presentation, Food Fraud Prevention for Nuts, Annual Conference, Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), Chicago

14.???2022/06/15- Presentation: Cybersecurity and the role of the Food Safety Manager, ILSI European Conference, Brussels (virtual presentation), URL Meeting: https://ilsi.org/events/ilsi-2022-annual-meeting/ AND?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVS2O-LPfYI

15.???2022/06/10- Presentation: Food Fraud Prevention - the permanent impact of Covid & Ukraine, PJR Registrars, food safety webinar series, (N=33)

16.???2022/05/12- Presenter and Convener, Food Supply Chain Risk Management, Food Safety Summit, Rosemont, Illinois,

17.???2022/05/11- Convener and Presenter, Food Safety and Cybersecurity, Session, Food Safety Summit

18.???2022/05/09- Coordinator and Presenter, Food Fraud Prevention Workshop Certificate, Food Safety Summit, Rosemont, Illinois

19.???2022/03/30- Panelist, Food Fraud Prevention Trends, Knowledge Bites Webinar Series, Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST), (Virtual)

20.???2022/03/15- Presentation: Food Supply Chain Disruptions, Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), webinar

21.???2022/02/02- Presenter, Food Fraud Prevention and the Role of Government and NGOs, Dialogs in Food Trade, Webinar Series, World Trade Organization (WTO)

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RESEARCH/ PUBLICATIONS

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For 2022-2023:

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Journals, Peer-Reviewed

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1.??????Popping, B., Buck, N., Bánáti, D., Brereton, P., Gendel, S., Hristozova, N., Spink, JW... & Wunderlin, D. (2022). Food inauthenticity: Authority activities, guidance for food operators, and mitigation tools. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 21(6), 4776-4811. [Note: Free download. Project for an ILSI work group.]

2.??????Lee, B., Fenoff, R., Spink, J. (2022) Routine activities theory and food fraud victimization, Security Journal, Vol 35, Number 2, Pages 506-530 [Available online 2021]

Scholarly Articles, Chapters, and Proceedings (Selected)

1.??????Spink, John, (2022). Chapter 13/ Section 4: Cybersecurity in ISO 22000 Food Safety Management and Supply Chain Management, (Created for SCM303 Course Pack), April 2022.

2.??????Spink, John, (2022). Chapter 12: Overview of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), (Created for SCM303 Course Pack), March 2022.

3.??????Spink, John W (2022). Foreword, in: In the Midst of a Recall, Robert Manning

4.??????Spink, John W (2022). Chapter: Food Fraud Prevention Chapter, Food Safety Handbook, Fourth Edition, Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA), ISBN: xxx, 10/2022

5.??????Manning, R. W., & Spink, J. W. (2021). Overview of Food Fraud Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures, Comprehensive Foodomics, 2021, Volume 3, Chapter 19, 255-230, 978-0-12-816396-2

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