By • July 8, 2019 Your participation in this brief, anonymous survey will contribute valuable insight to compliance discussions in our future research. The survey is a gap analysis that helps define the level of implementation and confidence in the Food Fraud Prevention Strategy compliance requirements. Addressing food fraud is a requirement for […]
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By • June 26, 2019 Recently, the GFSI public request for comments on the Version 8 draft was due. While the deadline has passed, if you have significant comments or concerns, you can still submit comments. To link to the Version 8 draft of GFSI Benchmarking Requirements see: https://mygfsi.com/news_updates/first-consultation-opens-for-version-8-of-gfsi-benchmarking-requirements/ Key Takeaways Food fraud requirements
By • December 6, 2018 Earlier this week I presented during the Food Forum at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. The subject was Food Fraud Prevention, the research, unmet policy needs, and recommendations for a first step forward. My summary research question was: “What is the optimal role of the
By • September 27, 2018 Attached you will find our comments submitted to the U.S. Codex Delegation for consideration in the formal U.S. comments to the Codex EWG that is creating definitions for Food Fraud, Food Integrity, and Food Authenticity. Our team is an active member of the U.S. Codex Delegation. New Public
By • September 24, 2018 Please comment on this glossary expanded from 250 to over 800 terms related to Food Fraud. The link to this Glossary is provided below. Globally there are many ongoing Food Fraud implementation activities, including work on the definitions. This is intended as a comprehensive resource to support those
By • May 17, 2018 Last week on May 9, 2018, the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) published a Food Fraud Technical Document titled “Tackling Food Fraud Through Food Safety Management Systems,” which outlines the new compliance requirements. Some requirements may be surprising or lead to audit non-conformances but the basic principles are
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By • March 1, 2018 Attached you will find our “Something’s Fishy” free and public Food Fraud Tabletop Exercise (FFTTX) that was the final deliverable for our 2013 FDA’s Innovative Food Defense Program (IFDP) grant. Feel free to use the content as you see fit. The grant deliverables included submitting materials ready to
By • January 12, 2018 This review of ISO standards is in support of several project definitions of Food Fraud and related terms. The ISO definitions are important to consider since they are already published, internationally recognized, led by government appointed representatives, and have already been through a rigorous, consensus-based development process. The
