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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ANNOUNCEMENT – New Advanced Criminology Free Online Course

This new free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) covers Advanced Criminology and builds upon the ‘Food Fraud Incident Template.’ This standardized template for incident data collection and investigation was developed during the INTERPOL/ Europol Operation OPSON meetings and our presentations in 2017 (Dublin), 2019 (Athens), 2021 (Lisbon), and …

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REVIEW – Food Fraud Joint Nordic Assessment Report and Workshops

This post reviews the ‘Food Fraud Joint Nordic Assessment Report’ and workshops. This is one of the top region or country-level food fraud vulnerability assessments. Our research helped shape the direction, and we participated in the workshops. Our recent blog posts have reviewed some of the world’s leading …

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REVIEW – UK DEFRA Review of Food Fraud Drivers and Mitigation Tools (Part 1 – Report Overview)

This new report is one of the most comprehensive and thorough reviews of the food fraud problem. The UK DEFRA (Department for the Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs), funded this report to address their very specific needs of implementing an efficient and effective country-level food fraud prevention strategy. …

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Criminology Blog Series – Narrow the Focus and Precisely Define the Problem

This Criminology Blog Series post review emphasizes narrowing the focus to a specific problem and then precisely defining the vulnerability that will be addressed by a countermeasure or control system. While food fraud is a broad problem, prevention should focus on unique incidents. Introduction to the Criminology Blog …

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TAKE THE SURVEY: Update 2023 – Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance Confidence

SURVEY OPEN: Food Fraud Annual Update Compliance Confidence survey 2023. We’re evaluating the implementation progress as we enter the fifth year of GFSI compliance requirements. A key focus will be the maturity of prevention strategies and the adoption of management systems. Please participate and share when applicable. 2023 …

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FDA Honey Fraud Report from Dec-2022 : Review of the Country-Level Test Results (Part 2)

This is part 2 of our FDA honey fraud report review. This follow-up blog post reviews the data set. FDA’s ‘sampling assignment’ was to review test methods and measurement output. FDA was NOT intending to gather enough information for a country-level judgement of honey fraud. Our part 1 …

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REVIEW – Update of FDA’s ‘Economically Motivated Adulteration (Food Fraud)’ Webpage

New FDA content was published on FDA.gov. While news outlets presented this as a new report and a food fraud warning, it was just a new list of content. That said, the new list of resources is VERY valuable for food fraud prevention. Yesterday, I noticed several news …

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