2016

Review – New FSSC 22000 Version 4 Regarding Food Fraud and Food Defense

Question: Are you compliant with the Food Fraud requirements of the new FSSC 22000 standard — maybe, but probably not yet. Yesterday FSSC released their new Version 4 which follows GFSI direction to require (1) a Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment (FFVA) and (2) a Food Fraud Prevention Strategy. […]

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FSMA Qualified Individual Training Video Regarding Food Fraud – Free Link

As of last September, it was a FSMA compliance requirement to conduct a Food Fraud Vulnerability Assessment for all types of fraud for all your products. Attached is our public, free, open video presentation on Food Fraud from the FSMA Preventive Control for Human Food (PCHF) Qualified Individual

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“Food Fraud 20 Questions”: Document Fraud – Concerns and Countermeasures

This is our second “Food Fraud 20 Questions” survey, which covers Document Fraud – Concerns and Countermeasures. This is a 5-10 minute online, confidential, anonymous survey. Please participate or forward it to others as you see fit. Your involvement will help by creating research and reports that help

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Review – Final Rule for FSMA Intentional Adulteration (Food Defense) Regarding Food Fraud and EMA

This is a detailed, 22-page review of the Food Fraud aspects or requirements of the recently published Food Safety Modernization Act Intentional Adulteration (Food Defense) Final Rule (FSMA-IA). While there are no new Food Fraud requirements, there are tremendous insights on related FSMA compliance. This Intentional Adulteration Final

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Publication – Book on Food Safety in China: Past, Present, and Future – Chapter on Food Fraud [published in China in Chinese]

This book was created by two of the top handful of Chinese food safety government advisors. Editor Dr. Joseph Jwu-shan Jen stated that this is a landmark publication that will establish the foundation for the state-of-the-art-of the science. They stated “It is the first comprehensive book that covers

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Request for Comments on the GFSI Guidance Document Issue 7 including Food Fraud (due 2/19/2016)

Three days ago on February 8th GFSI issued a public request for comments on the new Guidance Document Issue 7 including new Food Fraud requirements. It is open until February 19th. Instructions and links to provide comments are included below. Both FSMA and now the GFSI require food

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Review: Final Rules for FSMA ‘Third-Party Certification,’ ‘Foreign Supplier Verification,’ and ‘Produce Rule’ Regarding Food Fraud and EMA

Three new US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules are effective January 26, 2016 – are you compliant? What about for Food Fraud and EMA? Don’t worry, since compliance requirements are at least a year away… but you shouldn’t wait since there is a LOT to do. By

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