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• December 19, 2023 When getting ready for a new year, conducting a ‘gap analysis’ of your activities is a crucial step. You can spend your remaining 2023 budget dollars to book a workshop in 2024. Food fraud prevention is 10 years old but constantly needs to evolve and update its strategies. […]
Food Fraud Gap Analysis – Spend 2023 Budget to Jumpstart 2024 Prevention Read More »
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• December 12, 2023 Generative Artificial Intelligence (chatbots) is booming. There are opportunities and pitfalls for food fraud prevention. For example, the predictions are based on currently available information. Also, sometimes, the conclusions or results are incorrect, such as a chatbot providing me with citations for two articles that did not exist.
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• November 28, 2023 Join us to gain perspective on how the World Trade Organization (WTO) considers its role in food fraud prevention through trade rules. I will be a presenter in the Food Fraud and Emerging Issues and Future Trends session. International trade agreements are essential for food fraud prevention. I
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• November 14, 2023 I recently presented for the fourth time at the CIFSQ conference on ‘Trends Update and the Emerging Science of Food Fraud Prevention.’ I reconnected with hosts Dr. Junshi CHEN and Dr. Yongning WU (both of the Chinese National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment – CFSA). Reference: Presentation
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• November 7, 2023 From time to time, we share here a flashback to previous posts that remain relevant today. This week we revisit a journal article that focused on the effort to quantify the impact of food fraud. While that might seem like a task that can be completed with just
FLASHBACK – So, How Big Is the Food Fraud Problem? UNKNOWABLE! Read More »
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• October 24, 2023 Announcing the new Primer document that introduces the Food Fraud Suspicious Activity Report tool (FFSAR). This free and public tool is a standardized way to organize your incident or suspicious activity information. It was developed with INTERPOL/ Europol Operation Opson attendees. Use, apply and share widely. Direct Link
ANNOUNCEMENT – Primer on Food Fraud Suspicious Activity Report (FFSAR) Tool Read More »
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• October 20, 2023 The Food Fraud Prevention Academy offers many formal, professional education opportunities for you, your employees, or to recommend to your suppliers. Now is the time to spend 2023 budget dollars or to secure your allocation for 2024. The MOOC online programs are both on-demand and now also live,
Food Fraud Training – Remember to Use Your 2023 Budget Now, or Allocate for 2024 Read More »
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• October 10, 2023 This is an extension of our previous blog post on a food safety contaminant Early Warning Systems (EWS). Catching problems (detection of risks and mitigation) is essential, but the focus should be on the proactive approach (reducing vulnerabilities and prevention). Remember, the goal is not to catch food
Prevention Strategy Horizon Scanning and Early Warning System (EWS) Read More »
