By • September 5, 2014 There are important Law Enforcement priority-setting insights for Food Fraud in our recent “Annual Survey Study of Product Counterfeiting by Michigan Residents Utilizing the MSU State of the State Survey.” The surveys were conducted in 2011, 2012, and 2013. We have submitted for funding the continuation of the […]
By • August 24, 2014 This is an advance copy of my Food Fraud Overview presentation at the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) China Focus Day, Beijing which is being held August 26-27, 2014. This includes our latest research on how incident clustering fits into the evaluation of the fraud opportunity, which is
By • June 27, 2014 The European Commission final report on Food Fraud was adopted back in January 2014. A 58-0 committee vote supported the broad definition of Food Fraud and an emphasis on prevention. The member states are beginning to implement countermeasures. EU Food Fraud Report (http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=REPORT&reference=A7-2013-0434&language=EN ) (The European Union [EU]
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By • May 29, 2014 The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) published “Disruptive technologies : Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy” (https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/disruptive-technologies). The innovations discussed have the opportunity to transform the food industry and contribute to Food Fraud prevention. Disruptive innovation can spark or extinguish a company – let alone
By • May 8, 2014 In February 2014 the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) presented their direction for including Food Fraud in their Food Safety Management System. They have adopted a holistic Food Fraud scope and have shifted their focus from risks to vulnerabilities. As I’ve mentioned before, as an industry we’re fortunate
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By • January 19, 2014 There has been an increased focus on Food Fraud and now the US Congress is taking notice. On January 10 the Congressional Research Service (CRS) – a research arm of the US Congress – published this report on Food Fraud and Economically Motivated Adulteration of Food . As
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By • January 11, 2014 This a review and application of the June 2011 publication by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (Gao), Government Accountability Office, report on “Better Coordination Could Enhance Efforts to Address Economic Adulteration and Protect the Public Health.” To note, was published by GAO one month before our journal article
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