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• December 22, 2022 Last week, this Constituent Update was published: ‘FDA Releases Data on Economic Adulteration in Honey.’ This blog post will review the report and provide actionable intelligence for your possible response. A later post of Part 2 will address how your food fraud prevention strategy should incorporate this new […]
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• December 13, 2022 We are honored that the World Health Organization (WHO) used and cited our definitions of both food fraud and food defense. It is significant that food fraud has become a topic inherent in food safety and food control systems. WHO Global Food Safety Strategy for 2022-2030 report –
Our Definition Cited in the WHO’s New Global Food Safety Strategy for 2022-2030 Read More »
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• December 6, 2022 I am honored to have been asked to develop the new Food Fraud Prevention section of the Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts (4th Edition), published by the Peanut and Tree Nut Processors Association (PTNPA). I was first invited to connect with this group by Wendy Maduff, Ph.D.
ANNOUNCEMENT – New Food Fraud Section in the PTNPA Handbook for Safe Processing of Nuts Read More »
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• November 29, 2022 Some consumers look for counterfeit products, whereas food customers usually look for discounted, genuine products. A food customer is often outraged and terrified to find a product that is NOT genuine. However, a customer seeking a counterfeit product would NOT be discouraged by a missing authenticity feature. Excerpt
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• November 22, 2022 A Food Fraud Management System (FFMS) should include processes to review operational, tactical, and strategic responses and planning. This buffalo milk food fraud incident provides an excellent case study for stress testing your food fraud incident review process. Buffalo Milk Dilution Incident I first read about this incident
INCIDENT REVIEW and RESPONSE– Buffalo Milk Diluted by a Tanker with a Double Bottom Read More »
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• November 15, 2022 A simulation is “Illegitimate product that is designed to look like but not exactly copy the legitimate product.” These should be monitored because they can cause consumer confusion or evolve into intellectual property rights infringement—for example, the case of Petrus Lamberti. At the INTERPOL/ Europol Operation OPSON meeting
The Danger of Simulations and the Case of Petrus Lambertini vs. Chateau Petrus Read More »
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• November 8, 2022 This invited article was for a special issue of Science Direct on the current state of food safety. This 2019 publication is now free to download. The food fraud prevention update includes a practical recommendation for ‘How to Start?’ and ‘How Much is Enough?’ Link to the free
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• November 1, 2022 The act of selling and labeling canned tuna as fresh tuna is clearly illegal, but after the new EU regulation, it is now also a violation to add three times the necessary antioxidants. The related news reports demonstrate the massive confusion regarding food fraud. This blog post will
New EU Limits on Antioxidants in Tuna to Combat Food Fraud (and Confuse Journalists) Read More »
