Author name: John W. Spink, PhD

Dr. John Spink is Director of the Food Fraud Prevention Think Tank, as well as Lead Instructor of the Food Fraud Prevention Academy, which provides free online training. He is also an Assistant Professor in the Department of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University (MSU). His food fraud prevention research focus is on policy and strategy to understand and prevent these supply chain disruptions and to implement procurement best practices. He is widely published in leading academic journals and has helped lead national and global regulatory and standards activity.More recently, his teaching and research have expanded from only food fraud prevention to now include integrated supply chain management and, more broadly, supply chain product fraud and counterfeiting.Dr. Spink is the author of the first textbook on the topic with the 2019 publication “Food Fraud Prevention – Development, Management, and Implementation."

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New Food Fraud Episode – Hear My Comments on The Global Safety Podcast, June 29, 2021

New Food Fraud Episode – Hear My Comments on The Global Safety Podcast, June 29, 2021By •

New Episode: “Food Fraud” on the Global Safety Podcast, co-presented by Chris Elliott (Queen’s University Belfast – UK), Louise Manning (Royal Agricultural College – UK), and Kimberly Coffin (Lloyds Register – and a Michigan State University Alum and parent!). Direct link to the recording (or find on your […]

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ANNOUNCEMENT – May 26 Presentation for US Patent and Trademark Office on Preventing Counterfeit Food and Beverages

ANNOUNCEMENT – May 26 Presentation for US Patent and Trademark Office on Preventing Counterfeit Food and BeveragesBy •

EVENT: Presentation – Preventing Counterfeit Food and Beverages, by Dr. John Spink, for US Patent and Trademark Office hosted Webinar Series: IP Discussions for ARIPO Member States and Observers May 26, 2021, 8:30 to 11:30am ET Free REGISTER HERE: https://web.cvent.com/event/ca9852ae-c075-4597-b372-9f1161ee0475/summary There are many global organizations fighting one aspect

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Ten Year Review: Challenges of IP Enforcement for Food and Ag Products

Ten Year Review: Challenges of IP Enforcement for Food and Ag ProductsBy •

Ten years ago, I published my first peer-reviewed, refereed, scholarly journal article. While submitting and publishing is much easier after you have momentum and a history of twenty-nine journal articles and twenty published chapters… the first couple of articles are difficult even to get considered, let alone published.

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NEW PUBLICATION: Food Fraud Victimization of Online Consumers

NEW PUBLICATION: Food Fraud Victimization of Online ConsumersBy •

Are consumers setting themselves up to get defrauded? (Yes.) Can the food industry modify food fraud prevention strategies to help consumers avoid get cheated? (Yes.)  With two of my Criminology professor colleagues, we explored in this new article “routine activities” theory to strengthen “the role consumers play in

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Review: Product Fraud Criminology Theories and Food Fraud Prevention Resources

Review: Product Fraud Criminology Theories and Food Fraud Prevention ResourcesBy •

This is a review of our past food fraud prevention-related criminology research that was published in Criminology scholarly journals. This research started in 2006 based on my MSU Packaging Science PhD research titled “Analysis of Counterfeit Risks and Development of a Counterfeit Product Risk Model.” This model became

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NEW COURSE – Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan MOOC, Co-Developed with the Organic Trade Association

NEW COURSE – Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan MOOC, Co-Developed with the Organic Trade AssociationBy •

The food fraud prevention MOOC programs have expanded to include the new Developing an Organic Fraud Prevention Plan MOOC (free, Massive Open Online Course). This was co-developed under a project with the Organic Trade Association. It covers all organic products, not just foods. Anyone who produces, purchases, or

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