By • October 25, 2022 When we approach food fraud prevention through a criminology lens, there are often simple and direct countermeasures to apply. Everyone knows what food fraud is, right? But what are the characteristics from a criminology perspective? This Criminology Blog Series provides insights. My PhD dissertation research was on anti-counterfeit […]
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By • October 18, 2022 My new article in Food Safety Magazine expands on my 2022 Food Safety Summit presentation on ‘Food Safety as a Supply Chain Management Problem’ (see the blog post and video lecture). Beyond just a summary of the past years, this drills into lessons learned and best practice recommendations.
NEW PUBLICATION – Food Supply Chain Management: A Year in Review Read More »
By • October 11, 2022 Please meet us at our presentation during the European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) conference this November. My presentation is on Tuesday, November 8 at 16:20 during Subtheme 3: Advances to Enhance Food Safety, Security, Authenticity, and Integrity. The EFFoST conference is a top event for
By • September 13, 2022 This is just one of the most recent headlines or warnings from the food industry. Food Fraud is not only as big of a problem as it was after the melamine and horsemeat incidents, but the years of supply chain disruptions have also morphed and evolved into new
“Food Supply Chains are Susceptible to Fraud and Adulteration ‘More Than Ever’” Read More »
By • August 30, 2022 Addressing food fraud requires commitment. The strategies and responses are hard to put into broad categories. The typical crime-fighting responses usually don’t directly apply. The regular food safety practices are ill-fitting tools. And it is an odd type of business fraud. Trying to manage food fraud – and
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By • August 23, 2022 Occasionally, incidents make you scratch your head when considering, “Is it food fraud?” Does it matter what you call it? If you’re the food fraud prevention manager, do you need to take action? During one of my regular calls with a colleague, Jason Bashura, a question arose: “Is
“Is it Food Fraud or Not?” Illegal Drugs Smuggled in Cans of Soup and Bags of Cookies Read More »
By • August 16, 2022 The food fraud term has solidified itself in the food industry lexicon. The food fraud term is steadily growing in publications, with massive growth since 2012. Other terms that are growing at a lower rate are: food adulteration, food authenticity, food integrity, and food protection. I recently found
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By • August 9, 2022 Possibly due to the rapidly changing and growing food fraud vulnerability from COVID and now Ukraine-Russia related inflation, there are more questions coming up about what is ‘enough’ for a Food Fraud Prevention Strategy. Our ‘Organic Product Fraud Gap Analysis in 20 Questions’ is a great place to
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