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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Presentation – Food Fraud Prevention Research Strategy at the National Academy of Sciences

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 […]

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Review – Codex and Food Fraud: Public Comments and for Electronic Working Group Third Draft

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

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FOR COMMENT – Glossary of Food Fraud-Related Terms (09/2018) = now over 800 entries, Please Participate

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

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Food Fraud Tabletop Exercise: “Something’s Fishy” – Grant Deliverable for FDA’s Innovative Food Defense Program (IFDP)

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

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Report – A Review of ISO Standards Terminology Regarding Product Integrity and Authenticity

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

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FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Stephen Ostroff (pictured above), presented on Food Fraud at the October 30-31, 2017  “FOOD FRAUD – GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING: Global Action for Prevention and Mitigation of Food Fraud” conference here in Beijing. Since his presentation last April there are several

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Report – Applying Enterprise Risk Management to Food Fraud Prevention, with a Case Study Example of a Food Fraud Management System

This is a follow-up to our March 2017 Food Fraud Insight Report (FFIR) on “The Role of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in Food Fraud Prevention.” Our new report expands to the applications built around a case study of a complex Food Fraud management system. Key concepts addressed are

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