By • January 11, 2022 While the thousands of tons of seized fraudulent product get the headlines, the most crucial result of Operation OPSON is the insight on the shifting food fraud vulnerability. The report has both general information and detailed case studies (and amazing crime scene pictures). INTERPOL/ EUROPOL Operation OPSON IX […]
By • January 4, 2022 This is a review of our recent article in Food Safety Magazine and the follow-up interview for their Food Safety Matters Podcast. How much has – or hasn’t – been accomplished in the ten years since food fraud was first formally defined? Even though the food industry has
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By • December 7, 2021 Please comment on this draft book section on ISO 22000 Food Safety Management and Cybersecurity. As a food safety manager, what is your role? Do you have a role? Are you compliant with ISO 22000 and related laws, regulations, standards, and certifications? If you would like to read
By • November 30, 2021 The Food Fraud Prevention textbook has over 2.4 million chapters downloaded! With nineteen chapters, that is equivalent to 126k full books downloaded. Researchers are finding this resource since many of those downloads are through university libraries. Order book here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4939-9621-6?utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=commission_junction_authors&utm_campaign=3_nsn6445_deeplink_PID9101220&utm_content=deeplink I first approached Springer Publishing in 2013 about
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By • November 23, 2021 This is an important report since it is the UK Parliament providing insight to their Members of Parliament. This is a foundation document that presents the UK Parliament’s thinking – and possible direction – regarding food fraud public policy setting. The report emphasized prevention, public-private collaboration, and building
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By • November 16, 2021 This conference summary provides important insight on enforcement and prosecution of food fraud prevention. Leaders from the Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and UK Food Standards Agency (UK FSA) provided specific strategies and priorities. I presented a country-level vulnerability assessment method. The UK Global Food Safety Incidents and Emergency
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By • November 9, 2021 SURVEY OPEN: Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance Confidence survey 2021. We’re evaluating the implementation progress as we’re entering the fourth year of GFSI compliance requirements. A key focus will be the maturity of the prevention strategies and adoption of management systems. Please participate and share when applicable. SURVEY
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By • November 2, 2021 Every food company has experienced the rapid evolution of e-commerce. While B2C e-commerce is a broad category, the FDA Public Meeting emphasizes “e.g., produce and meal kit subscription services, ghost kitchens, dark stores.” FDA also mentioned types of delivery models, “e.g., third-party delivery, autonomous delivery models.” This post
